WorldKABUL, AFP -A massive suicide blast targeting Shiites killed at least 27 people and wounded 64 as worshippers gathered at a Kabul mosque Monday, officials said, the latest sectarian attack claimed by Islamic State in the Afghan capital. The blast around 12:30 pm left a large crater inside the two-storey mosque. “I heard a blast and dust covered the whole mosque,” said worshipper Nadir Ali. Last month a powerful blast targeting Shiites during Ashura killed 14 people in northern Afghanistan. It followed twin attacks claimed by IS that also targeted Shiites and killed 18 in Kabul.

Source: Sunday Times November 21, 2016 14:32 UTC