Imam Killed, Several People Wounded In Mosque Blast In Kabul - Interior Ministry

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Imam Killed, Several People Wounded in Mosque Blast in Kabul - Interior Ministry

An explosion hit a mosque in Kabul, the mosque's imam, Mawlawi Samiullah Raihan, was killed in the blast in Paktia Kot area during Friday prayers, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Sputnik

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th May, 2019) An explosion hit a mosque in Kabul, the mosque's imam, Mawlawi Samiullah Raihan, was killed in the blast in Paktia Kot area during Friday prayers, the Interior Ministry confirmed to Sputnik.

The ministry said nine people were wounded in the explosion.

Earlier in the day, media reported that 16 were injured in the blast.