KUNDUZ, Jun 18 (NNN-ANA) – At least one worshipper lost his life and six others sustained injuries, as a blast ripped through a mosque in Imam Sahib district, of the northern Kunduz province yesterday.
An eyewitness, who declined to be named, confirmed that the blast took place at 01:35 p.m. local time, inside the Alefbirdi mosque, when dozens of worshippers were offering Friday prayers, leaving at least one dead and six more injured.
In the meantime, another eyewitness, Mohammad Karim, asserted that some worshippers were killed or injured due to the blast inside the mosque.
Kunduz police spokesman, Abidullah Abidi, confirmed the blast, saying, it inflicted casualties and details would be made public after the completion of investigation.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack, yet.
In late Apr, a similar blast in a mosque in Kunduz province, for which the hardliner Daesh group claimed responsibility, left nearly three dozens dead and more than 40 injured.– NNN-ANA
