One killed, a number of wounded in Afghan mosque bombing: police | World News

A bomb blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed no less than one worshipper and wounded seven others throughout Friday noon prayers, police stated.

The explosion occurred within the northern province of Kunduz in a district the place dozens of worshippers had been killed in April in the same bomb assault.

Provincial police spokesman Qari Obaidullah Abedi stated one individual had been killed in Friday's blast on the Alif Birdi mosque in Imam Shahib district.

"The explosives have been positioned contained in the mosque," he informed AFP.

A witness who spoke on situation of anonymity stated the bomb exploded simply as worshippers completed prayers and have been getting ready to depart the mosque.

The explosive machine was positioned not removed from the place the prayer chief, who was wounded, had delivered the sermon, he stated.

A medic on the provincial hospital confirmed the toll of useless and wounded.

No group has to this point claimed duty for the assault.

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan from a US-backed authorities final 12 months has seen the variety of bombings within the nation fall, however the Islamic State (IS) armed group has continued to focus on minority communities and others in assaults.

A string of bombings hit the nation throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which led to Afghanistan on April 30, a few of them claimed by IS.

On April 22, a blast at a mosque in Imam Shahib district killed no less than 36 worshippers and wounded scores extra in one of many deadliest assaults to happen for the reason that Taliban returned to energy.

That blast focused members of the minority Sufi group who have been performing rituals after Friday prayers.

The regional IS department in Sunni-majority Afghanistan has repeatedly attacked Shiites and minorities like Sufis, who it says are heretics.

Taliban officers insist their forces have defeated IS, however analysts say the jihadist group is a key safety problem for Afghanistan's present rulers.