KABUL, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Three Afghan civilian were killed and nine others wounded Friday night in a shooting at a mosque in the country's eastern province of Paktia, Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
"The shooting took place at a mosque in Police District 2 of provincial capital Gardez city at round 08:45 p.m. (local time) when worshipers were offering Tarawih prayers," the ministry said in a statement.
It blamed enemies of Afghanistan, a term referring to the Taliban militants for the attack, but no group has claimed responsibility yet for the incident.
The attack came as Afghans celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by abstaining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. Muslims offer the Tarawih prayers only during month of Ramadan of the Islamic calendar at night.
The Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts as 715 civilians were killed and over 1,460 others injured in conflict-related incidents across Afghanistan in the first three months of the year, according to figures released by the United Nations mission in the country.
The ministry also strongly condemned the attack.
