KUNDUZ, Apr 23 (NNN-ANA) – At least 33 people were killed and 43 others wounded, after a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz yesterday, chief spokesman of the Taliban-led caretaker government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said.
“We are saddened to learn that an explosion took place in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province this (yesterday) afternoon. As a result 33 villagers, including several children, were killed and 43 were wounded,” the spokesman wrote on social media.
He condemned the crime, saying, the culprits behind the attack will be brought to justice.
The explosion occurred roughly at 2:30 p.m. local time, in Mullah Sikandar Mosque, in Imam Sahib, a witness said.
The incident came shortly after Friday prayers, when a group of worshippers were ritualising Zikr, a special religious practice, to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
The nature of the blast that severely damaged the building was not immediately known.
In another news, at least one person was wounded in the country’s national capital, Kabul, in a roadside bomb blast which came hours after Kunduz explosion in Police District 7 of the city, according to a security source.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
On Thursday, 34 people were killed and over 100 wounded in multiple explosions, including a blast targeting a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of northern Balkh province.– NNN-ANA
