Mosque attack martyrs at least 25 in Afghanistan

More than two dozen people have been martyred in a terrorist bomb attack at a Shia Muslim mosque in eastern Afghanistan near Pakistan's border.

According to the reports, the police on Friday confirmed the attack in the city Gardez, the center of Paktia province.

The assailant exploded the bomb as worshipers were attending Friday prayers.

"Emergency teams have collected 25 bodies from the mosque premises and 40 people have been rushed to hospital," said Abdullah Hazrat, a senior government official who was at the blast site.

Casualty numbers are sketchy. Eyewitness accounts of the bombing put the death toll at up to 30, while another police official said 70 people had lost their lives in the blast.

No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Militants of Taliban and the Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Afghanistan frequently attack civilian and government targets.

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