Kabul Mosque Explosion Leaves at Least Four Killed, 'Many Injured'

An explosion occurred on Friday at the Sher Shah Suri Mosque in the Kart-e-Char area in Kabul, according to TOLOnews.

Four people, including the mullah, were killed in an explosion in a mosque in the west of the Afghan capital of Kabul, Tolo News reported, citing the Afghan Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Explosives placed inside the Shir Shah-E-Suri Mosque exploded during Friday prayers," said a Ministry of Interior statement, adding that the West Kabul mosque's mullah was among those killed.

Mine explosion in ShirSha Suree Masjid, Kabul.
Few yrs ago explosions in Scho ols, Universities & Clinics, now in Masjids "Mosques" pic.twitter.com/LddsAaepxQ

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​Earlier, the Tolo News channel, citing the country's Ministry of Health, reported one dead and six wounded in an explosion that hit the Sher Shah Suri mosque.

Mosque attack update: Ministry of Public Health reports one dead and six others wounded in an explosion at Sher Shah Suri Mosque in Kart-e-Char area in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/HJSLnoKVCr

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) June 12, 2020

​No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.