KANDAHAR, Oct 18 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll from Friday’s suicide explosions inside a mosque in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, has risen to 47, while 90 others were wounded, a local official confirmed on Saturday.
Haifz Sayyed, from the Cultural and Information Directorate of the local government said that, the explosions occurred inside a Shiite Muslim mosque building, at midday when hundreds of worshippers were performing the Friday prayers.
The Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attacks, according to a statement from the group, cited in multiple reports.
The Daesh statement said, two assailants were involved in the deadly attacks.– NNN-ANA
