8 hours agoDeadly Attack on a Mosque in Kabul
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A bomb exploded Tuesday at a mosque in Kabul in Afghanistan, killing two people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Interior Ministry spokesman in Afghanistan Tariq Arian said the bomb targeted Akber Khan mosque at the time when believers gathered for evening prayer. Arian said [...]
Interior Ministry spokesman in Afghanistan Tariq Arian said the bomb targeted Akber Khan mosque at the time when believers gathered for evening prayer. Arian said the mosque imam, Muhamed Ayaz Niazi, is one of two people killed in the attack. The Taliban condemned the murder of imam.
At least two other people were injured in the attack. Foreign embassies and government buildings are located in the Vazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood in Kabul.
The attack comes a day after at least seven civilians were killed by an explosion on the side of the road north of Afghanistan.
