Dozens of people were killed during a suicide bombing attack at an Afghan mosque in the city of Kunduz on Friday, according to the United Nations and the Taliban extremist group. “Initial information indicates more than 100 people killed and injured in a suicide blast inside the mosque,” the United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan wrote on Twitter. Earlier, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote that the explosion occurred at a Shiite mosque “A number of our compatriots were martyred and wounded,” he wrote in a Twitter post. “The [Taliban] arrived at the scene with a special unit and started investigating.” Dost Mohammad Obaida, the deputy police chief for Kunduz, told Al Jazeera that at least 100 died or were wounded in the blast, adding that the “majority of them have been killed.” Obaida added that he would “assure our Shia brothers that the Taliban are prepared to ensure their safety.” If confirmed, a death toll of …
More Than 100 Killed and Wounded in Mosque Explosion in Afghanistan: UN
October 8, 2021
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