On the day of Eid, explosion at Haji Bakshi mosque in Kabul kills 4; Death toll rising
14 May 2021 16:29:02
Kabul, May 14: At least 4 people were killed and 20 other suffered injuries in an explosion at a mosque in Shakar Dara district, north of Kabul on Friday afternoon.
The blast took place at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in the Qala-e-Murad Bek area in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul during Friday prayer, police said. A security official from the district who wished not to be named said that the imam of the mosque has been wounded in the explosion. According to the officials, the bomb was placed inside the mosque.
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ANI reports that at least 10 people were killed in the explosion.No group has so far claimed the responsibility for the attack. Amid the ongoing drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan, the country has seen a spike in the incidents of violence in recent weeks, leading to casualties of Afghan security forces and civilians.
Afghan security officials on Saturday said that the Taliban in the past week tried to take over some strategic areas in at least six provinces of the country, but security forces repelled their offensives.