20 people killed in Afghanistan mosque blast

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20 people killed in Afghanistan mosque blast

Kabul, Afghanistan - No one immediately took responsibility for the attack on the Jawadia Mosque in Herat.

By AP

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Published: Tue 1 Aug 2017, 9:15 PM

Last updated: Tue 1 Aug 2017, 11:19 PM

An Afghan hospital official says an explosion inside a mosque in western Herat has killed at least 20 people.
The official, Dr. Mohammed Rafique Shehrzad, said 20 bodies were brought to his Main Hospital in Herat city, the capital of western Herat province Monday night, soon after the blast shattered the late evening.
No one immediately took responsibility for the attack on the Jawadia Mosque in Herat.


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