Shi'ite Mosque In Kabul Hit By Suicide Bomb, ISIS Gunmen
August 25 2017
The Islamic State has claimed responsible for a deadly attack on a Shi'ite mosque in Kabul during Friday prayers, reports the Independent (U.K.).
First, a suicide blast hit the Imam Zaman mosque in the Qala-Najara neighborhood of the capital on Friday. Then, three gunmen entered and began shooting, said an Interior Ministry spokesman.
At least 14 people have been killed and injured. Casualties have been reported variously in the developing story.
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