Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghanistan mosque attack : Rashtra News
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the Afghanistan mosque attack where at least 100 people were killed and injured, according to news agency AFP.
A man walks down blood-stained steps of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the Afghanistan mosque attack where at least 100 people were killed and injured, according to news agency AFP.
A Taliban official said a blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shia Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan, killing or wounding at least 100 people.
#BREAKING Islamic State group claims Afghanistan mosque attack: statement pic.twitter.com/FFx1wQ7vIr
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 8, 2021
Dost Mohammad Obaida, the deputy police chief for Kunduz province, said that the “majority of them have been killed,” in reference to the victims. He said the attack may have been carried out by a suicide bomber who had mingled among the worshipers inside the mosque.
“I assure our Shiite brothers that the Taliban are prepared to ensure their safety,” Obaida said, adding that an investigation was underway.
If confirmed, a death toll of dozens would be the highest since U.S. and NATO forces left Afghanistan at the end of August and the Taliban took control of the country.
(With inputs from AP)
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