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| Afghanistan Kabul mosque suicide attack kills dozens | Afghanistan Kabul mosque suicide attack kills dozens |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people in a suicide attack inside a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. | A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people in a suicide attack inside a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. |
| Another 35 were wounded in the blast at the Baqir ul Olum mosque. | Another 35 were wounded in the blast at the Baqir ul Olum mosque. |
| The attacker was on foot and blew himself up among crowds inside the building, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. | The attacker was on foot and blew himself up among crowds inside the building, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. |
| Afghanistan has largely been spared levels of sectarian violence seen by Pakistan and Iraq. | Afghanistan has largely been spared levels of sectarian violence seen by Pakistan and Iraq. |
| But Shia, who make up about 15% of the population in Afghanistan, have been attacked several times in recent months, including a gun attack on a shrine in Kabul in October. | |
| Militants from so-called Islamic State have claimed similar attacks, including one in July at a Shia protest march in the capital which left 80 dead. | |
| Taliban militants, who are seeking to reimpose Islamic rule in Afghanistan, were quick to distance themselves from the attack. | |
| "We condemn this blast," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the BBC. "This act cannot be our work and has nothing to do with us." |