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62 Killed, 90 Wounded in Kandahar Bloody Mosque Attack

The latest number of casualties indicate that 62 people were killed and 90 more were injured during the Friday bloody terrorist attack on Shiite worshipers in Kandahar.


Health sources under conditions confirmed that 62 people were killed and 90 more were wounded during the terrorist attack, according to reports.
Noor Ahmad Saeedi, the head of information and cultural department of Kandahar, meanwhile, confirmed the death of 47 people, saying that 70 others were wounded during the attack.

Three armed assailants detonated their explosives among Shiite worshipers during Friday prayers at the “Imam Bargah Fatemieh” mosque in the first district of southern Kandahar province.

ISIS-K terrorist group claimed responsibility. IS-K website explained that one of the attackers reached the corridor of the mosque and managed to blow up his explosive vest among about 300 Shiite worshipers.
The terrorist attack received national and international reactions. The victims of this terrorist attack were laid to rest on Saturday.

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