Afghanistan: Blast kills at least 5 civilians near Kabul mosque

KABUL, 04 October 2021, (TON): Senior Taliban officials said “an explosion outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed at least two people.”

The blast struck near the entrance of the large Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter, adding that "a number of civilians" died.

A spokesman from the interior ministry, Qari Sayed Khosti, told media "our initial information shows two civilians were killed and three wounded in the blast."

A prayer ceremony for Mujahid's mother, who died last week, was being held at the mosque yesterday afternoon. Journalists in two locations in the capital also heard the blast and shooting.

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