An explosion targeted a Shia mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz during Friday prayers, resulting in several casualties, a senior Taliban official and witnesses say
People inspect the inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz province northern Afghanistan on October 8, 2021.
The blast occurred during the weekly Friday prayer service at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque when members of the Shia religious minority typically come in large numbers for worship. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Shia mosque was the target and that a “large number” of worshippers were killed and wounded.The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. No group has yet claimed responsibility for it.Interior ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti confirmed the blast to AFP on Friday, without giving details.
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