Iran Condemns Attack on Kabul Mosque
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
In a statement on Wednesday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi offered sympathy to the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the pacific people of the country over the deadly attack, which killed the prayer leader of the Wazir Akber Khan Mosque and injured a number of worshippers.
Two people were killed and two others injured after a planted bomb exploded inside the popular mosque in Kabul's Green Zone.
Tariq Arian, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, said the bomb targeted the Wazir Akber Khan Mosque at around 7:25 pm local time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday when worshippers had gathered for evening prayers.
The mosque is located in a high-security diplomatic area near the offices of several international organizations and embassies.
Prayer leader of the mosque, Mullah Mohammad Ayaz Niazi, was one of two people killed in the attack, Arian said. He was wounded in the attack and died later at a hospital.
