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| Blast and shooting as gunmen attack mosque in Kabul | Blast and shooting as gunmen attack mosque in Kabul |
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| An explosion hit Imam Zaman Mosque in Kabul on the day of Muslim Friday prayers, followed by gunfire, Afghan police and local media report, citing witnesses. | An explosion hit Imam Zaman Mosque in Kabul on the day of Muslim Friday prayers, followed by gunfire, Afghan police and local media report, citing witnesses. |
| Najib Danish, spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, has confirmed the assault on Imam Zaman Mosque. The official said a Special Forces unit made entry into the building. | |
| According to a Kabul police official as well as eywitness accounts, a blast occurred inside the mosque prior to the gunfire. | |
| Danish also confirmed that one of the attackers blew himslef up inside the building. | |
| The assailants stormed the mosque at around 1:15pm local time, reportedly killing the guards. People at the site told TOLO that many were injured in the assault and were taken to a medical facility. | |
| The gunmen – apparently four in total – who broke into the mosque were wearing police uniforms, an eyewitness told the news outlet. | |
| Troops are said to be arriving in the area, followed by ambulances, as the gunfight continues. | |
| The attack came as Muslims were preparing to attend Friday prayers. No group has claimed credit for the attack so far, Reuters reports. |