Casualties feared in blast at Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan

A blast ripped through a Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, injuring several people, a government official said. "A blast has taken place at a Shi'ite mosque. The authorities are taking the injured and dead to hospital," the official, Mawlawi Hashimi, told Reuters in Baghlan province where the incident took place.

Oct 13, 2023 - 17:30
Casualties feared in blast at Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan
A blast ripped through a Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, injuring several people, a government official said. "A blast has taken place at a Shi'ite mosque. The authorities are taking the injured and dead to hospital," the official, Mawlawi Hashimi, told Reuters in Baghlan province where the incident took place.