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12 People, Including Imam, Killed in Blast at Kabul Mosque
At least 12 people were killed and 15 more were wounded in an explosion inside a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon, police said in a statement.
The blast happened at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in Qala-e-Murad Bek area in Shakardara district of Kabul during Friday prayer, police said.
Sources said the bomb was placed inside the mosque.
Police said that Mufti Numan, the imam of the mosque, was also killed in the explosion.
No group so far has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
Taliban in a statement denied involvement in the attack.
4 killed in Kabul mosque blast during prayers
At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion inside a mosque in Kabul while Friday prayers were underway, Afghan police said in a statement.
| 15 May 2021 5:59 AM GMT
KABUL: At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion inside a mosque in Kabul while Friday prayers were underway, Afghan police said in a statement.
The blast took place at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in Qala-e-Murad Bek area, Shakardara district, TOLO News quoted the police as saying.
A security official said that the Imam of the mosque was among the injured persons.
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On May 14, an explosion rocked Haji Bakhshi Mosque in Qala-e-Murad Bek area of Shakardara district in the Afghan capital Kabul.
The explosion, which was reportedly caused by a bomb planted inside the mosque, happened during Friday prayer. In a statement, the Afghan National Police said that 12 people were killed and 15 others were injured in the explosion.
According to the police statement, Mufti Numan, the Imam of Haji Bakhshi Mosque, was among the blast’s casualties.
Ghani, Blinken Discuss Afghan Peace, Recent Attacks
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on phone and the two sides discussed the regional efforts to advance the Afghan peace process and the recent waves of violence including the attack on Sayed Al-Shuhada school that killed over 60 students and wounded 150 more.
Secretary Blinken conveyed Eid greetings and expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those lost in recent violence in Afghanistan, including in the horrific attack on a girls’ school in Kabul last week, the US State Department said in a statement.