ISIS Claims Deadly Mosque Bombing That Killed 47 Afghans During Prayers

ISIS Claims Deadly Mosque Bombing That Killed 47 Afghans During Prayers
A Taliban fighter stands guard on the top of a mosque following a suicide bomber attack in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Oct. 15, 2021. Sidiqullah Khan/AP Photo
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The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan on Oct. 15 that killed 47 people and injured dozens more.

The blast happened during Friday prayers in Kandahar city and involved two ISIS members who shot and killed security guards manning the entrance of the Fatimiya mosque. One of the terrorists detonated his explosive belt at the entrance of the mosque, while the other bomber walked inside the building before blowing himself up.

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