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Suicide bombing at mosque kills seven in northern Afghanistan: official

Officials say explosion likely to have killed people
An Afghan laborer works at the ninth-century Noh Gonbad mosque in Balkh province. AFP/File
An Afghan laborer works at the ninth-century Noh Gonbad mosque in Balkh province. AFP/File

Suicide bombing ripped through a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least seven worshippers, a government official said.

“A blast has taken place at a Shia mosque,” Baghlan province official Mawlawi Hashimi said. The mosque was located in Pol-e-Khomri of the province, according to Tolo News.

Seven people were killed during prayer and 15 injured in the attack in the city of Pul e Khumri in Baghlan, he said. All of the casualties were Shias, he said.

Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration has faced an insurgency by IS militants, who have claimed a series of deadly attacks on civilians, foreigners and Taliban security forces in recent months.

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