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An explosion occurred near Imam Bargah mosque in Kandahar city of Southern Afghanistan, causing heavy casualties, a spokesman of the Afghan government’s interior ministry said.
The explosion took place at the mosque belonging to the Shia community during Friday prayers, local sources said.
According to initial reports, at least 13 people were killed and over 17 others were injured in the blast.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Last Friday, ISIS carried out a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed at least 60 people, the deadliest assault since US forces left. (ILKHA)
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Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed a threat from US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal if transit fees are not reduced, particularly for US vessels.
The health ministry in Gaza said on Monday that the Israeli army committed three massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, and killed and injured at least 144 civilians, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.
Several Palestinians were killed and others injured this Monday morning in the bombing of Al-Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, by occupation warplanes.
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and 15 others injured during a clash between security forces and militants in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to official sources.
