KABUL , (Xinhua) -- At least 21 people were killed and 33 others injured late Wednesday in an explosion targeting worshipers at a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a security official confirmed Thursday.
In a press conference, Khaled Zadran, a spokesman for the Kabul police, confirmed that: "The explosion occurred during evening prayers inside a mosque in Police District No. 17, killing 21 people and injuring 33 others on the spot."
Eyewitnesses heard a loud explosion that shattered the windows of nearby buildings.
No one has claimed responsibility for the fatal accident so far.
The blast came just days after a prominent pro-Taliban cleric was killed in a suicide bombing in the capital, Kabul, claimed by the Islamic State group.
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21 people were killed and 33 others injured in an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul