A blast targeted a Shia mosque in Afghanistan, causing casualties, a Taliban spokesman says. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
A suicide blast ripped through a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan Friday, killing and injuring at least 100 people, a UN agency said.
The attack occurred during Friday prayers at the Sayed Abad mosque in Kunduz, provincial spokesman Matiullah Rohani told CNN. At least 20 people were killed and 90 injured according to Sara Chare, an official with Doctors Without Borders , who said some of the casualties had been brought to the NGO's facility. A Taliban spokesman said security forces were on the scene and an investigation was underway. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
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