At least 10 dead, 8 injured this Wednesday after an allegation suicide attack During evening prayers at a mosque in the capital of Afghanistan.
The attack took place in the area. Sar-e-Kotel It was around 7 pm (GMT) during afternoon prayers from the 17th police district in northern Kabul, said Officer Malawi Mohammad Yasee.
“According to the information we have so far, the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber “The person who blew himself up in the mosque during the evening prayers killed 10 people and injured 8 others,” he said.
Another Taliban official, who did not want to be mentioned, told Efe, “Among the dead was the famous religious scholar Malawi Amir Mohammad.”
The Italian NGO Emergency, which owns one of the main hospitals in Kabul, counted even more victims of the explosion.
At least 27 people were taken to the Emergency Hospital “following an explosion in the PD-17 area,” according to a message posted on Twitter.
“There are 5 children 7 years old among them”pointed.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman for the Taliban government, said in a statement that his administration condemned the “explosion in a mosque”.
The spokesperson wished “Firdevs paradise for the dead, healing to the wounded, strength to the families”. “The killers and perpetrators of such crimes will soon be caught and punished for their heinous acts.”
No armed group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
Despite the end of the war after the withdrawal of international troops and the victory of the Taliban, Afghanistan has suffered some of its bloodiest attacks since the Islamists took power a year ago.
Most of these attacks were carried out by the Islamic State jihadist group, which has become the main threat to security in Afghanistan and maintains an intense rivalry with the Taliban.
Source: Informacion
