Casualties were confirmed by Fraidoon Obaidi, chief of the Kabul Police Criminal Investigation Department, Reuters reported.
The blast took place in the Darul Aman (Dar-ul-Aman) area of the city. 1TV channel reported that the blast took place during a Shiite ceremony in Baqer-ul-Oloom mosque, west of Kabul.
Children are among those killed in the attack, TOLOnews reported.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has denied his group had a role in the fatal attack, the network added.
This is the second blast to rock the Afghan capital on Monday. Early in the morning, two people were injured in an explosion in the Bagrami district, Basir Mujahid, a Kabul police spokesman confirmed to Pajhwok. According to eyewitnesses, two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were the victims of the explosion.
At least 27 killed, 35 injured as blast hits Shiite mosque in Kabul
21 November 2016
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At least 27 people have been killed and 35 injured after a suicide bomber reportedly caused a powerful explosion at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul’s police told local media and Reuters.
