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Afghanistan: Explosion rocks mosque in Kabul city, 1 killed

Afghanistan: Explosion rocks mosque in Kabul city, 1 killed

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 24 May 2019, 10:28 am

Kabul, May 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked a mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan and killed at least one person on Friday, media reports said.

The incident left 16 others injured.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Nasrat Rahimi  told Khaama Press the incident took place at around 1:20pm local time in Isteghfar Mosque. 

Rahimi further told the news agency that the explosion killed a religious cleric Mawlavi Rehan and injured at least 16 others. 

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.

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