At least 20 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded after a bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul during evening prayers.
According to police and a hospital, the police have expressed fear of many deaths, but the correct figures have not been presented in this regard.
According to a media report, the explosion in the mosque took place during prayer. The Taliban forces surrounded the area and the volunteers of the welfare organization rescued and shifted the dead and injured to a nearby hospital after the explosion.
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Eyewitnesses say that a loud explosion was heard in northern Kabul, which shattered the windows of nearby buildings. Kabul Police Spokesman Khalid Zadran said that the explosion took place inside the mosque.
A Taliban intelligence official said on condition of anonymity that the explosion occurred in a mosque in the Khairkhana area of Kabul among worshippers. Local media said that no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.
