Current location:business >>
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
business82People have gathered around
IntroductionISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six peop ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday.
Local media reports and a former president of Afghanistan said the mosque was targeted because it was a place of worship for the country’s Shiite Muslim minority.
The attack happened on Monday night in the district of Guzara in Herat province, said Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry. He said in a post on the social media platform X that an investigation was underway.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded another worshipper while the attacker fled. Local media reported that the mosque’s imam was among those killed.
“I strongly condemn the attack on the Imam Zaman Mosque,” former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on X. “I consider this terrorist act against all religious and human standards.”
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Earthly Exploits news portal”。http://janmayen.cumberland-sausage.net/article-76f499513.html
Related articles
Candice Swanepoel stuns in a form
businessCandice Swanepoel looked incredible as she arrived at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival premiere ...
【business】
Read moreIsrael dismisses UN resolution on possible war crimes as 'distorted text'
businessIsrael's Ambassador to the UN Meirav Eilon Shahar (R) delivers a speech next to former hostage Aviva ...
【business】
Read moreWatch live: PM Christopher Luxon talks to media in Auckland
business...
【business】
Read more
Popular articles
- Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
- Hamilton mayor's Anzac trip to Belgium criticised amid massive rates rise
- Wellington job market already tough before public sector redundancies
- Watch live: PM Christopher Luxon talks to media in Auckland
- Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
- Wellington job market already tough before public sector redundancies
Latest articles
Nuggets blow 20
'Strong' quake hits West Coast
WeightWatchers shares tumble as Oprah decides to exit board
Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address
Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
Luke Fleurs: South African footballer shot dead in car hijacking
LINKS
- NPC aims to further enhance the legal system
- Archaeologists discover noble
- DPRK top leader attends special concert by Chinese traditional orchestra
- France guarantees right of abortion
- NPC aims to further enhance the legal system
- Feature: 1 year on, cross
- Senior adviser upbeat about HK's future
- Sweden ready to complete NATO membership bid
- The only land port between China and Pakistan welcomed its first customs clearance of 2024
- Spirit of the Silk Road lives on in Xi'an