Blast hits mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar; heavy casualties

October 15, 2021 / 1:43 PM

Taliban investigates inside a mosque after a suicide bomb attack in Kunduz on October 8, 2021

Sharjah 24 – Reuters: A large explosion tore through a mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, killing at least seven and wounding 15, a spokesman of the Taliban government's interior ministry said.

Qari Saeed Khosti said authorities were collecting details of the explosion, which took place days after Daesh claimed a bombing at a mosque in the northern city of Kunduz that killed scores of people.

Nematullah Wafa, a former member of the local provincial council, said the blast caused heavy casualties but there were no immediate details.

Blast hits mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar; heavy casualties

Sharjah 24 – Reuters: A large explosion tore through a mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, killing at least seven and wounding 15, a spokesman of the Taliban government's interior ministry said.

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