1 killed in explosion in Kabul

At least one civilian was killed and three others were wounded in an explosion near a mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday, witnesses said.

The blast happened at 1.45 p.m. in Qala-e-Fathullah neighbourhood when the Friday prayers were underway in a nearby mosque, witness Mohammad Aman told Xinhua news agency.

The explosion caused a big bang and sent a thick black smoke to rise above the scene. A suicide bombing was suspected, the witness said.

Troops cordoned off the area after the blast, keeping people from gathering at the site for fears that there might be a second blast.

 

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