Afghan official says mosque explosion kills 62
Posted October 18, 2019 1:00 am
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official says at least 62 people have been killed in a mosque explosion that caused the roof to collapse in eastern Nagarhar province.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says 36 others were wounded in the attack in the Haskamena district. He says there were children among the dead and wounded.
The attack took place as dozens of people gathered inside the mosque to offer weekly Friday prayers.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
A wounded man is brought by stretcher Friday into a hospital after a mortar was fired by insurgents in Haskamena district of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan official says at least several people have been killed during Friday prayers when a mortar fired by insurgents blasted through the roof of a mosque.
Associated Press
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