KABUL, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a mosque in Kabul on Friday, local media reported.
The IS group, according to local TV channel Tolo, has claimed the attack on Imam-e-Zaman mosque in Khair Khana neighborhood in the northern edge of Kabul city.
The bloody attack happened at around 1:30 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) when scores of faithful Muslims gathered inside the mosque to offer Friday prayer, according to a source.
So far two people have been killed and 11 others injured, while fighting between the attackers and security forces has been continuing.