The attack -- the country's second most deadly this year -- took place in Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province and also wounded at least 36 people. Sixteen school children were wounded," he told AFP, adding that children usually studied at the mosque after prayers. Afghans are searching for the bodies of their loved ones after an attack on a mosque in eastern Nangarhar province killed 70 people https://t.co/C0UoP1tXyN — TRT World (@trtworld) October 19, 2019About 350 worshippers were inside the mosque when the blast happened, according to local residents. Most of those who were killed were children or young boys under 18," resident Omar Ghorzang said. "They buried the bodies yesterday and they buried the bodies today... We are searching for at least five more people.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 20, 2019 07:30 UTC