The death toll as a result of suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday reached 150, APA reports
October 8, 2020. 19:46
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing 46 people and wounding more than 140, APA reports citing Reuters.
Video footage showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the mosque that is used by people from the minority Shi'ite Muslim community.
No group immediately claimed responsibility. The blast follows several attacks, including one at a mosque in Kabul, in recent weeks, some of which have been claimed by the Sunni Muslim militants of Islamic State.
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A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people, a UN agency said, APA reports citing Reuters.
Video footage showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the mosque that is used by people from the minority Shi'ite Muslim community.
"Initial information indicates more than 100 people killed and injured in a suicide blast inside the mosque," the United Nations' mission to Afghanistan said in a tweet.
No group immediately claimed responsibility. The blast followed several attacks, including one at a mosque in Kabul, in recent weeks, some of which have been claimed by the Sunni Muslim militants of Islamic State.
One Taliban official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at least 28 people had been killed and dozens more wounded in Friday's blast.
The attacks have underscored security challenges for the Taliban, which took over the country in August and have since carried out operations against Islamic State cells in Kabul.
"This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite compatriots ... as a result of which a number of our compatriots were martyred and wounded," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.
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A powerful explosion in a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses said, APA reports.
The blast occurred in a Shia mosque in Kunduz province during the weekly Friday prayer service. Witnesses said they were praying when they heard the explosion.
The cause was not immediately clear.
The Taliban leadership has been grappling with a growing threat from the local ISIS affiliate, known as ISIS in Khorasan.
ISIS militants have ramped up attacks to target their rivals, including two deadly bombings in Kabul.
ISIS has also targeted Afghanistan’s religious minorities in attacks.
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