A huge explosion has ripped through a Shiite Mosque during Friday prayer in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. Reports suggest that dozens of people have been killed by the blast.
On Friday, a blast ripped through Sayed Abad Mosque in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. It reportedly occurred as local residents attended the Shiite Mosque for Friday prayer.
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انفجار مرگبار در مسجد شیعیان در کندز
منابع محلی از خان آباد کندز به آماج تایید میکنند که انفجار مرگباری در داخل مسجدی مربوط به اهل تشیع رخ داده است. اما تاکنون در مورد شمار دقیق تلفات این انفجار جزییاتی در دست نیست.#آماج_نیوز pic.twitter.com/7wB4TtlLrE
— Aamaj News (@AamajN) October 8, 2021
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Unconfirmed video footage of a distressing nature appears to show dozens of bodies strewn out across the floor of the mosque.
جزییات انفجار مسجد شیعیان در کندز:
تصاویری که در اختیار آماج نیوز قرار گرفته حکایت از تلفات سنگینی در نتیجه این انفجار دارد. شاهدان به آماج میگویند که در نتیجه این انفجار نزدیک به صد تن جان باخته اند.#آماج_نیوز pic.twitter.com/EgK5RKJyUJ
— Aamaj News (@AamajN) October 8, 2021
Afghanistan’s TOLOnews said that local officials have confirmed the blast but were unable to provide further details about the cause or casualties. Reports suggest that dozens of people have died.
Aamaj News Agency, citing witnesses, stated that as many as 100 people have died in the blast.
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