During Friday midday prayers, a bomb exploded at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at least one worshipper and injuring seven others, according to authorities.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that the blast occurred in Kunduz’s northern region, near a district where scores of worshippers were killed in a similar bomb attack in April.
One worshipper was killed in Friday’s blast at the Alif Birdi mosque in Imam Shahib district, according to provincial police spokesman Qari Obaidullah Abedi.
“The explosives were placed inside the mosque. The blast occurred when worshippers were offering Friday prayers,” he told AFP.
A medic at the provincial hospital confirmed the toll of dead and wounded.
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No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan from a US-backed government last year has seen the number of bombings in the country fall, but the Islamic State (IS) armed group has continued to target minority communities in attacks.
A string of bombings hit the country during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ended in Afghanistan on April 30, some of them claimed by IS.
On April 22, a blast at a mosque in Imam Shahib district killed at least 36 worshippers and wounded scores more in one of the deadliest attacks to take place since the Taliban returned to power.
That blast targeted members of the minority Sufi community who were performing rituals after Friday prayers.
The regional IS branch in Sunni-majority Afghanistan has repeatedly attacked Shiites and minorities like Sufis, who it says are heretics.
Taliban officials insist their forces have defeated IS, but analysts say the jihadist group is a key security challenge for Afghanistan’s current rulers.
Africa Today News, New York