At least 5 killed, many more feared dead after explosion at Kabul mosque

At least five people were killed and 20 wounded after an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul after Friday prayers, Taliban spokesperson for the chief of police Khalid Zadran said -- but eyewitnesses said they feared many more had died

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The blast occurred in the Serahi Alauddin area of the city, private Afghan channel TOLO news reported citing an eyewitness. Emergency, an non-governmental organization that offers free medical and surgical treatment to Afghan civilians, said in a tweet that 20 wounded people had been treated at its hospital following the explosion. A series of deadly blasts, mainly targeting the Hazara Shia community, has rocked several Afghan cities over the past two weeks.

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