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Dozens killed in Afghanistan mosque bombing | |
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At least 62 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. | |
The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building's roof, eyewitnesses said. | The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building's roof, eyewitnesses said. |
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
The blast came just hours after the UN said the number of civilian deaths in the war-torn country had reached unprecedented levels over the summer. | |
According to the UN, 1,174 civilians were killed between July and September, with July being the deadliest month for a decade. | |
A BBC study which attempted to document every killing during the month of August found a fifth of all those who lost their lives were civilians. | |
Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor's spokesman, told the BBC that the 62 people killed and 36 more injured in Friday's attack were worshippers. | |
The mosque sits in the district of Haska Mina, about 50km (30 miles) from the provincial capital Jalalabad. | |
Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion, before the roof of the mosque caved in. | |
"The number of casualties may rise as the rescue team and people are working to bring out the bodies from the rubble," Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the provincial council in Nangarhar, told the Reuters news agency. |