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Suicide bomb in Kabul mosque 'kills many' Kabul Shia mosque blast kills dozens
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A suicide bomber has detonated explosives inside a mosque in Kabul, killing many, Afghan officials say. A suicide bomber has killed at least 30 people inside a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.
At least 30 bodies have been removed from the scene, according to a security official quoted by Reuters news agency. An eyewitness told the BBC the scene at the Imam Zaman mosque, in the west of the city, "looks like a front line".
The so-called Islamic State (IS) has previously targeted Shia mosques in Kabul and other provinces. The attacker is reported to have opened fire as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, before detonating a bomb.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. No group has so far said it had carried out the attack, but so-called Islamic State (IS) has targeted Shia mosques across Afghanistan.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. A spokesman for the Afghan interior ministry said investigators were working at the scene to determine the "nature of the explosion," AFP news agency reports.
Friday's attack comes just days after police in Kabul said they had arrested a would-be suicide truck bomber, averting a major incident.
In August, more than 20 people were killed in a bomb attack against worshippers in Kabul.
A truck bomb in the Afghan capital in May killed more than 150 people.