12 worshippers were killed and 20 other injured in an blast at a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon, Afghan police reported.
The Afghan police stated that the blast took place at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in the Qala-e-Murad Bek area in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul during Friday prayer.
Moreover, spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the imam, Mofti Naiman, was among the dead.
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The officials revealed that the bomb was placed inside the mosque, and exploded as prayers had begun.
No one claimed responsibility for the bombing, but initial police investigations suggest the Imam may have been the target, Faramarz said.
4 killed, 20 wounded in explosion at mosque in Kabul
ANI
14 May 2021, 21:18 GMT+10
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 14 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 20 other suffered injuries in an explosion at a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon, Tolo News reported citing police.
The blast took place at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in the Qala-e-Murad Bek area in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul during Friday prayer, police said.
A security official from the district who wished not to be named said that the imam of the mosque has been wounded in the explosion.
The officials said the bomb was placed inside the mosque. Sources from the district said at least 10 people were killed in the explosion.
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