An explosion at a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar during Friday prayers has left multiple casualties, according to witnesses, with victims being transported to hospital in ambulances and cars.
The explosion hit the Imam Barga mosque while Shia worshippers were gathering at packed Friday prayers, leaving local media reporting multiple casualties, although an exact number is not yet known.
Footage circulating on social media showed the aftermath of the blast, with smoke billowing from the area where the mosque is located, in the center of the city.
Distressing videos showed bodies, covered by blankets, as they were surrounded by worshippers who attempted to help them in the wake of the explosion.
افغانستان کے صوبے #کندھار میں امام بارگاہ میں بم دھماکے کے نتیجے میں ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق 7 افراد جانبحق جبکہ 13 زخمی ہوئے ہیں۔#Kandahar pic.twitter.com/2SuPsX4Ani
— 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐫 (@Salamsabr) October 15, 2021
Purported video shows the scene at Fatemieh Imam Bargah in #Kandahar after an explosion was witnessed during prayers. #Afghanistan #Afghan #Kabul #Taliban #Talibans pic.twitter.com/vAW9oGqzCB
— The Pakistan Daily (@ThePakDaily) October 15, 2021
#Explosion near the largest Shiite mosque in Kandahar which is Famous with the name of Bibi Fatima Mosque or Imam Bargah. Primary reports: 7 killed and 13 other injured. #Afghanishtan #knadahar pic.twitter.com/TqSH4OhVLT
— Yahya Aliyar (@yahya_aliyar) October 15, 2021
Blast Hits Mosque in Kandahar, Casualties Reported. pic.twitter.com/XgrQSD4GpM
— Zahid Mazhar (@ZahidMtweets) October 15, 2021
The cause of the blast has not been confirmed but it is thought to have been a suicide bombing. If that is the case, it would mark the second suicide bombing in Afghanistan in recent weeks, with IS-K having taken responsibility for an explosion in Kunduz last week.
Kandahar has been under the Taliban’s control since August 13, as the militant group swiftly gained territory across Afghanistan ahead of their ousting of the country’s government.
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