Witnesses and police stated a significant explosion occurred at a mosque in Kabul throughout night prayers on Wednesday, killing or injuring a number of folks.
Police stated there have been a number of casualties however didn’t say what number of. A Taliban intelligence official advised Reuters that 35 folks had been injured or killed and the dying toll might rise additional. Al Jazeera quoted an unnamed official as saying the dying toll was 20.
Kabul’s emergency hospital stated on Twitter that they’d injured 27 sufferers, together with a seven-year-old baby.
Witnesses advised Reuters that highly effective explosions had been heard in neighborhoods in northern Kabul, shattering home windows in close by buildings. Ambulance reached the spot.
“There was an explosion inside a mosque…. There have been casualties within the blast, however the quantity is just not but clear,” Kabul Police spokesman Khalid Zadran advised Reuters.
A Taliban intelligence official stated on situation of anonymity {that a} mosque exploded amongst worshipers in Kabul’s Khair Khana space.
The imam of the mosque was additionally amongst these killed and the dying toll might nonetheless rise, the supply stated. Intelligence groups had been on the blast website and investigation was on.
Other Taliban authorities officers didn’t reply to a number of requests to substantiate casualties.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
