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| Explosion in Kunduz Province Killed 33, Wounded Dozens of Worshipers |
| 2022-04-23 |
| [KhaamaPress] A kaboom that targeted worshipers in a mosque in the northern Kunduz province has killed 33 and maimed 43 more so far. The Chief spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a Twitter post condemned that incident and confirmed the casualties. "An explosion in a mosque in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province martyred 33 and maimed 43 civilians among them, children. We condemn the incident, ask for the maimed speedy recovery, the martyred Janna, and deliver condolences to the families of the victims." Reads the Twitter post. The explosion took place on Friday afternoon at a time when religious students of the nearby religious schools (madrasa) and local residents were busy praying. The mosque belongs to Sunni Moslems. Based on unconfirmed reports, the number of maimed has been 50. No group has grabbed credit for the blast nor the nature of the blast disclosed. It comes a day after a bomb explosion in a mosque in the northern Mazar-e-Sharif city killed 34 and maimed more than 80 more worshipers. IS grabbed credit for the blast in Mazar-e-sharif city. The district security chief, Hafiz Omar, said the blast occurred at 3:30 pm after explosives placed in the Mawlawi Sekandar mosque detonated while many people were there to worship. The mosque is also used as a religious seminary. No one has yet claimed responsibility. Also on Friday a blast occurred near Dunya University in PD7 of Kabul. The commander of PD7 in Kabul said the explosion was caused by a landmine, and so far there has been one reported injury. An AFP correspondent saw large holes blown through the walls of the Sunni Mawlavi Sikandar mosque, popular with Sufis in Imam Sahib district, north of Kunduz city. One side of the mosque was completely destroyed by the explosion. A nurse told AFP over the phone that between 30 and 40 people had been admitted for treatment of wounds from the blast. About a dozen ambulances ferried the seriously wounded to the main provincial hospital in Kunduz city. “The shrapnel injuries on the bodies of the wounded show they were caused by a bomb explosion,” a doctor at the provincial hospital told AFP. Friday’s blast was one of the biggest attacks since the Taliban seized power on August 15 last year. The regional IS branch in Sunni-majority Afghanistan has repeatedly targeted Shias and minorities like Sufis, Ooooohhhhh. Now we know... who follow a mystical branch of Islam. IS a Sunni group like the Taliban, but the two are bitter rivals. |
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| #1 At least 33 are killed and scores injured as blast rips through mosque during Friday prayers in latest deadly explosion to rock Afghanistan |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-23 11:41 |