Blast Kills 14 Shias in Northern Afghanistan: Officials

Blast Kills 14 Shias in Northern Afghanistan: Officials
Wed Oct 12, 2016 17:07:25

Bomb blast has killed 14 people at the gate of the Shiite mosque in the centre of Balkh district in Afghanistan on Wednesaday.

A bomb at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan killed 14 people Wednesday, the second attack on the country's Shiites in as many days during the major festival of Ashura; AFP reported.

"The explosion happened at the gate of the Shiite mosque in the centre of Balkh district (in Balkh province)," said provincial governor's spokesman Munir Ahmad  Farhad, adding that 14 people were killed and 28 injured.

His account was confirmed by the provincial deputy police chief.

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