Kabul: More than 50 people were killed in a massive explosion on Sunday after Friday prayers. Kabul The mosque, its leader said, comes amid a series of attacks on civilian targets. Afghanistan During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
blast kill the Khalifa Sahib Mosque west of the capital at noon, said besmullah habibDeputy Spokesperson of interior MinistryThose who said that the official has confirmed the death toll at 10.
The attack occurred when Sunni worshipers gathered in a mosque after prayer for a congregation called zikr – an act of religious remembrance practiced by some Muslims, but seen as heretical by some radical Sunni groups.
The head of the mosque, Syed Fazil Agha, said the man they believed to be a suicide bomber joined them in the ceremony and detonated explosives.
“Black smoke rose and spread everywhere, bodies were everywhere,” he told Reuters, adding that his nephew was among the dead.
“I myself survived, but lost my loved ones,” he said.
Resident Mohammad Sabiri He said he has seen people loading into ambulances.
“The explosion was so strong, I felt my eardrums burst,” he said.
The emergency hospital in Kabul city said it was treating 21 patients injured in the blast and two who died. A nurse at another hospital, who declined to be identified, said several were injured in critical condition. A health source said that hospitals have so far found at least 30 bodies in total.
Scores of Afghan civilians have been killed in blasts in recent weeks, some of which are claimed by Islamic State. The latest attack took place on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan, in which most Muslims fast, and next week before the religious holiday of Eid.
Taliban The rulers say they have secured the country and largely dismantled the local wing of Islamic State since taking power in August, but international officials and analysts say the resumption of the insurgency is unlikely. The danger remains.
Several attacks have targeted Shia minorities, although Sunni mosques have also been attacked.
Bombs exploded in two passenger vans carrying Shia Muslims in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. A Sunni mosque exploded during Friday prayers in the city kunduz33 murders.
blast kill the Khalifa Sahib Mosque west of the capital at noon, said besmullah habibDeputy Spokesperson of interior MinistryThose who said that the official has confirmed the death toll at 10.
The attack occurred when Sunni worshipers gathered in a mosque after prayer for a congregation called zikr – an act of religious remembrance practiced by some Muslims, but seen as heretical by some radical Sunni groups.
The head of the mosque, Syed Fazil Agha, said the man they believed to be a suicide bomber joined them in the ceremony and detonated explosives.
“Black smoke rose and spread everywhere, bodies were everywhere,” he told Reuters, adding that his nephew was among the dead.
“I myself survived, but lost my loved ones,” he said.
Resident Mohammad Sabiri He said he has seen people loading into ambulances.
“The explosion was so strong, I felt my eardrums burst,” he said.
The emergency hospital in Kabul city said it was treating 21 patients injured in the blast and two who died. A nurse at another hospital, who declined to be identified, said several were injured in critical condition. A health source said that hospitals have so far found at least 30 bodies in total.
Scores of Afghan civilians have been killed in blasts in recent weeks, some of which are claimed by Islamic State. The latest attack took place on the last Friday of the month of Ramadan, in which most Muslims fast, and next week before the religious holiday of Eid.
Taliban The rulers say they have secured the country and largely dismantled the local wing of Islamic State since taking power in August, but international officials and analysts say the resumption of the insurgency is unlikely. The danger remains.
Several attacks have targeted Shia minorities, although Sunni mosques have also been attacked.
Bombs exploded in two passenger vans carrying Shia Muslims in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. A Sunni mosque exploded during Friday prayers in the city kunduz33 murders.