Attack on Afghan mosque kills 12 people, wounds 23 others
KABUL, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Terrorist attack on a mosque in Kabul on Friday claimed 12 lives, including two attackers, and wounded 23 others, a security official said.
"We can confirmed that 10 people, including five women, were killed and 23 others, including five security personnel, sustained injuries in the attack on Imam-e-Zaman mosque in Khair Khana neighborhood of Kabu city today," chief of Kabul garrison Gen. Afzal Aman told reporters at the site of the bloody incident.
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IS attack on Afghan mosque draws wide condemnation among Afghans
KABUL, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The terrorist attack on a mosque in Kabul on Friday, which left 12 people dead including two attackers, has drawn wide condemnation among Afghans from all walks of life.
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, in a statement released by Presidential Palace, described the attack as a coward terrorist offensive against humanity.
The president also termed the attack as an attempt to damage the "unity of Afghan nation" and called upon the religious scholars of Muslim world to condemn it.
A group of terrorists shot indiscriminately and exploded explosive devices inside the mosque of Imam-e-Zaman, where scores of Muslims gathered for Friday prayers, at around 1:30 p.m. local time (0900 GMT).
The attack, which triggered a gun battle and lasted for about four hours, according to Kabul Garrison Chief General Afzal Aman, left 12 people, including two attackers, dead and 23 others injured.
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