BREAKING: At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, a doctor says
The doctor, who preferred to remain unnamed for security reasons, is at the Mirwais hospital where victims of the blast are being treated.
The spokesman for the Taliban-run Ministry of Interior, Qari Saeed Khosty, also confirmed the explosion on Twitter adding that a number of people had died and were injured.Last Friday, at least 20 people were killed and 90 others wounded in a blast from a suicide bomber at another Shia mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The incident happened during Friday prayers.People react near the scene after the explosion.This is a breaking news story, more to follow.
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