Devotees collect inside of a mosque right after a bomb blast on the outskirts of Kabul in this file image taken on Might 14, 2021. One more blast struck a mosque in Kunduz currently. — AFP pic
KABUL, Oct 8 — A lethal blast struck a mosque in the northern Afghan metropolis of Kunduz currently, a senior Taliban official and witnesses reported.
“This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite compatriots in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the funds of Kunduz province, as a final result of which a range of our compatriots were martyred and wounded,” Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Muhajid claimed.
Local media documented dozens of casualties.
Citizens in Kunduz — the money of a province of the exact identify — informed AFP the blast strike a Shiah mosque during Friday prayers, the most important of the week.
Graphic pictures shared on social media, which could not straight away be verified, confirmed several bloodied bodies lying on the flooring. Yet another video showed gentlemen shepherding people today, such as females and young children, away from the scene.
An employee of an worldwide help group was between the hurt, a source mentioned. — AFP
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