Afghanistan blast kills worshippers in Kunduz mosque
An explosion ripped through a mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing and wounding several people at Friday prayers in Kunduz province.
The cause and the number of casualties were not immediately clear. Dozens of people who were attending a prayer service were killed and injured, the Afghan news agency Ariana said, putting the initial casualty toll at 50 based on eyewitness accounts.
Meanwhile, hospital sources told AFP news agency that at least 50 people had been killed in the blast.
The blast hit a mosque in the Khanabad district where members of the Shiite religious minority worship, a Taliban spokesman said.
“This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite compatriots … a number of our compatriots were martyred and wounded,†Zabihullah Mujahid said. He added that the militants had deployed “a special unit†to the site.
The Taliban’s leadership has grappled with a string of attacks in Afghanistan since it seized control of the country on the heels of the U.S. military withdrawal, including a bombing at Kabul airport that killed scores of civilians and 13 U.S. troops in August. An Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for that explosion.
Haq Nawaz Khan contributed to this report.
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