City
Epaper

Blast in Kabul mosque, 6 injured

By IANS | Updated: April 6, 2022 16:20 IST

Kabul, April 6 At least six people were injured in a hand grenade explosion inside a mosque in ...

Open in App

Kabul, April 6 At least six people were injured in a hand grenade explosion inside a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday, sources said.

"A man hurled a hand grenade inside Pul-e Khishti Mosque at midday. As a result, six people were wounded," Xinhua news agency reported citing the Afghan Interior Ministry's tweet.

The wounded were shifted to hospitals and a suspected man has been arrested, according to the ministry.

The official report spelled no further details.

"The blast occurred shortly after the people offered prayers at midday. The Taliban security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures," eyewitness Najib Ullah told Xinhua.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Najibullah TorwayanaXinhuaInterior Ministry
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalMajor UK Railway Stations Hit by Cyber Attack; Network Rail Suspends Wi-Fi Service

InternationalKuwait Authorities Seize 60 kg of Drugs Worth 750,000 Dinars, Arrest 5 Suspects in Trafficking Crackdown

InternationalGreece braces for first summer heat wave

PoliticsSudan govt willing to work with all parties to end conflict

InternationalCyprus prepares for emergencies in face of approaching heat wave

Politics Realted Stories

NationalAssembly Bypoll Results 2025: AAP Wins Visavadar and Ludhiana West Seats; Congress Wrests Nilambur Seat in Kerala

MaharashtraNCP Leader Suraj Chavan Shares Alleged Black Magic Video of Shiv Sena Leader Bharat Gogawle Amid Row Over Raigad Guardian Post

MaharashtraMaharashtra Politics: Raj Thackeray Meets CM Devendra Fadnavis at Taj Lands End Amid Rumours of MNS–Sena UBT Alliance

MaharashtraMaharashtra Municipal Elections 2025: Mahayuti Alliance to Contest Civic Body Polls Together, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra'Remembered the Advice My Mother Gave Me': Supriya Sule On Her WhatsApp Status