A deadly blast has left a number of casualties in a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital of north Afghanistan’s Baghlan province.
Eyewitnesses said the blast ripped through Friday prayers, leaving multiple dead and injured among the worshipers at Imam Zaman (AS) Mosque.
The director of the Baghlan Information and Culture Department, Mustafa Hashemi, confirmed that the worshippers had been killed and injured in the blast.
He did not provide further details regarding the type of blast and the exact number of causalities, saying that details would be shared after initial assessments.
Another source from Baghlan said that at least 17 people were killed and “dozens more” were wounded in the blast.