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Burial Held in Herat for Mawlawi Ansari, 17 Other Victims of Mosque Attack
[TOLONEWS] The remains of Mawlawi Mujeeb Rahman Ansari and 17 others who were killed in a suicide kaboom at Guzargah mosque of Herat...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province were buried on Saturday. Ansari, his brother, and 16 other worshipers were killed after a jacket wallah blew up himself at Guzargah mosque. The attack left 23 people maimed. The residents of Herat voiced concerns over attacks that target civilians in public areas. "We call on the Islamic Emirate to provide security for the holy mans, so the holy mans will not be killed from now on," said Mohammad Qassim Sabiri, a resident of Herat. Meanwhile, ...back at the precinct house, Don Calamari's lawyer was getting even redder in the face... the local officials in Herat said that the perpetrators of the attack would be held accountable. "The brothers were greeting, and then I started greeting them, but then I opened my eyes, I was at the hospital," said Ghulam Hazrat Nizami, a victim of the blast. "I heard a sound, when I heard it, I lied down but my hands and feet were hit by shrapnel," said Rameen, a maimed person. Talking at the funeral ceremony of the victims, the provincial governor, Mawlawi Noor Ahmad Islamjar said that the people involved in the attack will be brought to justice. "They will not be free anywhere in this world," he said. "Those who committed this crime will be punished," said Mawlawi Khudadad Saleh, a religious holy man. Many Islamic holy mans have been recently targeted, and in many instances ISIS has grabbed credit. Related: Mujeeb Rahman Ansari: 2022-09-03 Blast outside mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan has killed at least 18 people Mujeeb Rahman Ansari: 2020-01-24 Mullah's Pro-Hijab Billboards Down in Herat: Official Mujeeb Rahman Ansari: 2020-01-15 Afghan religious clerk warns to punish women who disregard Islamic Hijab Posted by: Fred 2022-09-05 |
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