Kabul Mosque Explosion Claims At Least Four Lives, Injures Many Others

By Staff, Agencies

Four people, including the mullah, were killed in an explosion in a mosque in the west of the Afghan capital of Kabul, Tolo News reported, citing the Afghan Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The explosion happened on Friday at the Shir Shah-E-Suri Mosque in the Kart-e-Char area in Kabul.

"Explosives placed inside the Shir Shah-E-Suri Mosque exploded during Friday prayers," said a Ministry of Interior statement, adding that the West Kabul mosque's mullah was among the casualties.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.