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Kabul mosque attack: Suicide bomb explosion and gunmen launch assault on Imam Zaman mosque in Afghan capital Kabul mosque attack: Suicide bomb explosion and gunmen launch assault on Imam Zaman mosque in Afghan capital
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Gunmen attacked a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, police said. At least 14 people have been killed and injured after gunmen attacked a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday.
The police are reporting that there are sounds of explosions and gunfire at the scene of the attack but details are sketchy. A blast was reportedly followed by gunfire as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers at the mosque in Qala-Najara.
Witnesses told Reuters gunmen threw grenades before entering the mosque. According to initial reports, the cleric who performed the prayer service has been killed, as well as a security guard outside.
There was no immediate information on any casualties. Mir Hussain Nasiri, a member of Afghanistan's Shiite clerical council, says gunmen have taken over the portion of the mosque with the separate prayer areas for men and women.
Police official, Mohammed Jamil, says the gunmen are still inside the mosque in Qala-Najara, a northern neighbourhood of Kabul, which was crowded with worshippers bowed in Muslim Friday prayers. Police official Mohammed Jamil told the Associated Press the gunmen are still inside the mosque.
Jamil says that Afghan security forces have surrounded the mosque but are not advancing or pushing into it to prevent more casualties. Jamil said Afghan security forces have surrounded the mosque but are not advancing or pushing into it to prevent more casualties.
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