Scores Of Casualties In Mosque Bombing In Nangarhar Province
October 18 2019
At least 29 people have been killed in a pair of explosions at a mosque in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, reports the Tolo News (Kabul).
On Friday afternoon, the devices detonated inside a mosque in the Jaw Dara area of Haska Meyna district, said officials.
The explosions occurred shortly before afternoon prayers.
More than 100 people were wounded, with the casualty figures expected to rise, said a provincial council member cited by Reuters.
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