A huge explosion rips through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers, with local official saying they fear a significant death toll.
A huge explosion has ripped through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured.
The exact casualty figures are not yet known but one Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and the toll could rise further. The Taliban official said the explosion occurred in a mosque among worshippers in Khair Khana area of Kabul. "A blast happened inside a mosque.... the blast has casualties, but the numbers are not clear yet," Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.Kabul's Emergency Hospital said on Twitter they had received 27 patients wounded in the blast, including a seven-year-old child.Witnesses told Reuters the powerful explosion was heard in a northern Kabul neighbourhood, shattering windows in nearby buildings.
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