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| Kabul mosque attack: 'Many casualties feared' | Kabul mosque attack: 'Many casualties feared' |
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| A huge explosion has ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say. | A huge explosion has ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say. |
| The blast is thought to have occurred during evening prayers, with many casualties feared, though figures are not yet known. | The blast is thought to have occurred during evening prayers, with many casualties feared, though figures are not yet known. |
| Khalid Zadran, the Taliban's Kabul police spokesman, was quoted by local media as saying there had been an explosion in the city's north-west. | |
| Reports say the Siddiqi mosque's imam was among the dead. | Reports say the Siddiqi mosque's imam was among the dead. |
| It is unclear who was behind the attack, which comes the week after a prominent pro-Taliban cleric was killed in a suicide bomb blast, also in Kabul. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the earlier attack. | It is unclear who was behind the attack, which comes the week after a prominent pro-Taliban cleric was killed in a suicide bomb blast, also in Kabul. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the earlier attack. |
| Security forces have arrived at the scene, in a northern Kabul neighbourhood, the spokesman added, while Kabul's Emergency Hospital tweeted to say it had received 27 people wounded in the blast. | Security forces have arrived at the scene, in a northern Kabul neighbourhood, the spokesman added, while Kabul's Emergency Hospital tweeted to say it had received 27 people wounded in the blast. |
| "Five children [were] among them, including a seven-year-old," it said. | "Five children [were] among them, including a seven-year-old," it said. |
| A Taliban intelligence official told news agency Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and the toll could rise further. | A Taliban intelligence official told news agency Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and the toll could rise further. |
| Witnesses described hearing a powerful explosion which shattered windows in nearby buildings. | Witnesses described hearing a powerful explosion which shattered windows in nearby buildings. |
| The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the explosion took place at a mosque among worshippers in the Khair Khana area of Kabul. | The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the explosion took place at a mosque among worshippers in the Khair Khana area of Kabul. |
| Intelligence teams were at the blast site and investigations are ongoing, they added. | Intelligence teams were at the blast site and investigations are ongoing, they added. |
| A spokesman for the Taliban said it strongly condemned the attack. |