Afghanistan: At least 41 killed in new mosque blast

At least 41 people were killed by A suicide bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Shi’ite mosque in the northern city of Kandahar., the Taliban stronghold in the south Afghanistan.

According to eyewitnesses, they were noted many explosions in the mosque Φατεμιέχ, in the center of Kandahar, the second most populous city in the country.

“We were preparing for prayer when we heard gunshots. Two people entered the mosque and shot the guards, who responded with fire. The one (by the perpetrators) ifexploded inside mosque and then, the other two“They also detonated the explosives they were wearing,” said Sayed Rohullah, a mosque security official.

According to this source, the third kamikaze was outside from the building, broadcasts the APE BPE.

It is recalled that last week dozens of people were killed in similar attack in the Shiite mosque of the city of Kunduz. The Islamic State of Khorasan claimed responsibility.

A local Taliban spokesman confirmed that it was “suicide attack»And that they are carried out surveys.

So far there is no taking responsibility. If the Islamic State takes responsibility, it will be first time that the extremist organization is hitting Kandahar.

The city’s hospitals were filled with wounded

“Based on the information we have gathered from our hospitals, 41 people were killed and about 70 were injured“, Said o Abdulhai Abbas, the person in charge of the health sector in Kandahar. Hospitals have filled up, he added.

“There are too many corpses and wounded. We urgently need blood. “We ask all the local media in Kandahar to ask the people to come and donate blood.”