Canada
This article was added by the user . TheWorldNews is not responsible for the content of the platform.

Blast hits Kabul mosque in vicinity of interior ministry – spokesman

Author of the article:

Reuters

Reuters

KABUL — A blast hit a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital in the vicinity of the heavily fortified interior ministry compound on Wednesday, the ministry’s spokesman said.

“The mosque was used by visitors and sometimes by interior ministry employees,” Abdul Nafi Takor said.

Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.

By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300

Officials did not immediately give any casualty numbers, or comment on the nature of the blast.

The interior ministry compound is in a secure area next to Kabul international airport. (Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar; Writing by Gibran Peshimam; Editing by Andrew Heavens)