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12 Killed and injured inside mosque in Paktia
Three people were killed and nine others wounded in a shooting inside a mosque in Paktia province.
According to (DID) news agency report, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place at a mosque in PD 2 of provincial capital Gardez city last night, when worshipers were reading Tarawih prayers.
The ministry blamed the enemies of Afghanistan for the attack.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.
On Saturday, the government declared a national Mourning Day due to recent terrorist attacks.