Civilians gather the site of an attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25,2017. Terrorist attack on a mosque in Kabul on Friday claimed 12 lives, including two attackers and wounded 23 others, a security official said. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah)
KABUL, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Terrorist attack on a mosque in Kabul on Friday claimed 12 lives, including two attackers, and wounded 23 others, a security official said.
"We can confirmed that 10 people, including five women, were killed and 23 others, including five security personnel, sustained injuries in the attack on Imam-e-Zaman mosque in Khair Khana neighborhood of Kabu city today," chief of Kabul garrison Gen. Afzal Aman told reporters at the site of the bloody incident.
He also noted that two terrorists who targeted the mosque were also killed in the firefight and the situation was under control.
The bloody attack happened at around 1:30 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) when scores of Muslims gathered inside the mosque to offer Friday prayer.
The hardliner Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
