Afghanistan: Suicide bomb blast near Kabul mosque kills 5.
At least five civilians were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia mosque inAfghanistan's capital, Kabul, according to officials.
checkpoint near the holy site, calling for him to stop. It was then when the attacker ignited his explosives, blowing himself up.
"The bomber was grazing a herd of sheep and before reaching his target he detonated himself 140 metres from Hussainia mosque,"
Najibullah Danish, interior ministry spokesman, said that all victims were civilians.
Kabul's Emergency Hospital tweeted that it had received 19 wounded, including four children.
Earlier, the Taliban were quick to distance themselves from the bombing.
"Today's Kabul attack has nothing to do with us. After a thorough investigation we found out that we had no operation in Kabul, and this attack is not linked to us," Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said.
The celebration falls on the 10th day of Muharram, which is the mourning period for the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
At least five civilians were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia mosque inAfghanistan's capital, Kabul, according to officials.
checkpoint near the holy site, calling for him to stop. It was then when the attacker ignited his explosives, blowing himself up.
"The bomber was grazing a herd of sheep and before reaching his target he detonated himself 140 metres from Hussainia mosque,"
Najibullah Danish, interior ministry spokesman, said that all victims were civilians.
Kabul's Emergency Hospital tweeted that it had received 19 wounded, including four children.
Earlier, the Taliban were quick to distance themselves from the bombing.
"Today's Kabul attack has nothing to do with us. After a thorough investigation we found out that we had no operation in Kabul, and this attack is not linked to us," Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said.
The celebration falls on the 10th day of Muharram, which is the mourning period for the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
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