Attackers target Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, killing at least 25
Source: The Washington Post
By Sayed Salahuddin
August 3 at 8:04 AM
KABUL — Attackers opened fire on a Shiite mosque and set off at least one suicide blast Friday, killing at least 25 people in southeastern Afghanistan, officials said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bloodshed in Gardez. But militants linked to the Islamic State have carried out similar attacks in the past against Shiites.
The Islamic State and other Sunni-led extremists view Shiites as following a heretical branch of Islam.
Sardar Wali Tabasum, a provincial spokesman, said two assailants launched the mosque attack. He said at least 25 people were killed and 30 were injured.
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