Bomb kills senior cleric during Friday prayers at Afghan mosque
Reuters
Kabul, AfghanistanUpdated: May 24, 2019, 03:44 PM IST
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Around 16 others were injured in the blast.
A bomb killed a senior Islamic preacher and wounded at least 16 devotees inside a mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers, interior ministry officials said.
The preacher, Mawlawi Rayhan, was a supporter of the Western-backed Afghan government which Taliban militants are trying to bring down.
No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The explosion hit the Al-Taqwa mosque at a time when dozens of men had gathered for prayers. At least 16 men, all civilians, were injured.
The death toll could rise, said a second official.
"We have rushed ambulances to the blast site," said a senior official in Kabul.
