KABUL, Apr 30 (NNN-ANA) – A number of people were killed or wounded, after an explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, yesterday, eyewitnesses said.
“A large number of worshippers were affected by the force of the explosion, which occurred at midday,” Mohammad Kabir said.
“The worshippers at the Khalifa Sahib Mosque, in Sera-e-Allawoddin area of Karta-e-Sah locality, in western Kabul, were the apparent target of the blast. The nature of the blast has not been determined. It could be a suicide bomb blast,” he said.
The Taliban security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures.
The attack came shortly after Friday prayers, when a group of worshippers were ritualising the Zikr, a special religious practice, to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion yet.
In recent weeks, the country was hit by a series of terror attacks, reportedly staged by militants of the Daesh group, opposing the Taliban-led caretaker government.
On Thursday, nine people were killed and 13 wounded in two explosions in northern Mazar-i-Sharif.– NNN-ANA
