The explosion occurred during Friday prayers at the Shiite mosque Bibi-Fatima in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. As a result of the attack, at least 7 people were killed, another 13 were injured and were hospitalized, reports France-Presse, citing a doctor at the central city hospital.
According to local media reports, a suicide bomber carried out the explosion near the mosque. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Last Friday, October 8, a suicide bomber bombed a Shiite mosque in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. Then 46 people died and at least 140 were injured. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Vilayat Khorasan movement, a branch of the terrorist organization ISIS, banned in Russia.
On October 3, jihadists attacked a mosque in the capital, Kabul, killing five civilians. In late August, IS carried out a terrorist attack at Kabul airport, killing more than 20 people, including 13 US Marines.
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