Almost two dozen dead after bomb blast targets Afghanistan mosque
The blast targeted a mosque in northern Baghlan province during congregational Friday prayers.
Takiakhana Imam Zaman mosque is located in in the city of Pol e Khomri, the capital of Baghlan province / Photo: AFP Archive / AFP Archive
At least 17 people were killed in a blast that targeted a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, according to local sources.
The explosion occurred at the Takiakhana Imam Zaman mosque in the city of Pol e Khomri, the capital of Baghlan province, during congregational Friday prayers, the sources said.
Most of those attending prayers were from the Shia sect.
Iranian consulate in Mazar e Sharif condemned the explosion “which led to the martyrdom and wounding of a large number of praying Muslims.”