22 November 2016

News Story: 27 killed as suicide attack hits mosque in Afghan capital

KABUL, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 people were killed and 35 others wounded after a suicide bombing ripped through a Shiite mosque in the western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Monday, police said.

The attack occurred at around 12:20 p.m. (local time) when the bomber detonated his explosive vest inside Baqir-ul-Ulum Mosque along Faiz Mohammad Kateb road when Shiite Muslim worshipers were holding a religious procession there, witness Mahmood Ullah told Xinhua.

"The initial information found that 27 people were killed and some 35 others were injured," Faridoon Obaidi, head of criminal investigation department of Kabul police, told reporters near the site.

Details about the incident will be released later in the day and the death toll may further go up as several injured were in critical condition, the police official added.

Read the full story at Xinhua