Four Killed and ‘Many Injured’ in Blast in Kabul Mosque: Ministry of Interior

Afghan security forces stand guard near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2020. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

KABUL—A blast in a Kabul mosque during Friday prayers killed at least four people and wounded many more, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said on June 12.

“Explosives placed inside the Shir Shah-E-Suri Mosque exploded during Friday prayers,” said a Ministry of Interior statement, adding that the West Kabul mosque’s mullah was among those killed.