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2021.05.14 18:47 GMT+8

Explosion inside north Kabul mosque kills at least 12

Updated 2021.05.14 19:18 GMT+8
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An explosion inside a mosque killed at least 12 people and wounded 15 others in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, on Friday, local police said in a statement. 

The blast happened at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in the Qala-e-Murad Bek area of Kabul's Shakardara district during Friday prayers, police said, adding Mufti Numan, the imam of the mosque, also lost his life in the incident.

No group has yet claimed responsibility.

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