At least seven folks have been killed and 13 injured in a serious explosion at a Shia mosque in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, throughout Friday prayers, officers and provincial leaders mentioned.
Qari Saeed Khosti mentioned officers have been accumulating particulars of the blast, which occurred a day after Islamic State claims suicide bombing At a Shia mosque within the northern metropolis of Kunduz, a number of folks have been killed.
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Photos posted by journalists on social media confirmed a number of lifeless or significantly injured on the ground of the mosque.
Nematullah Wafa, a former member of the provincial council, mentioned the blast occurred on the Imam Bargah mosque and brought about heavy casualties, however the variety of lifeless and wounded was not instantly confirmed.
There was no rapid declare of duty.
The blasts within the rapid aftermath of the Kunduz assault underscored the more and more precarious safety in Afghanistan as Islamic State intensified operations following the Taliban’s victory over the Western-backed authorities in Kabul in August.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
