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17:45, 25-Aug-2017
28 killed, 50 injured after gunmen attack mosque in Kabul
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As of Saturday, 28 people were killed and 50 others injured, following an attack at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, a hospital source of Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry confirmed.
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Gunmen attacked a Shiite mosque in Kabul on August 25, 2017. / CGTN Photo
Gunmen attacked a Shiite mosque in Kabul on August 25, 2017. / CGTN Photo
Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid told AFP a suicide bomber "detonated himself inside the mosque."
Eyewitnesses told Tolo News that four attackers with police uniforms killed guards and entered the mosque at around 1:15 p.m. local time.
A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry confirmed a "terrorist attack" took place, adding that police have rushed to the area.
Ambulances have arrived at the scene and efforts are being made to rescue those trapped inside the mosque.