http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-21/suicide-bombers-kill-at-least-72-people-in...Suicide bombers have struck two mosques in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, a Shiite mosque in Kabul and a Sunni mosque in western Ghor province, killing at least 72 people.
Key points:
The IS group claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul, but did not provide evidence
The assailant blew himself up as worshippers began their prayers at the Imam Zaman Mosque
The Afghan President said the country's security forces would step up the fight to eliminate terrorists
The deaths come at the end of a particularly deadly week for the troubled nation.
The Afghan President issued a statement condemning both attacks and saying the country's security forces would step up the fight to "eliminate the terrorists who target Afghans of all religions and tribes".
In the attack in Kabul, a suicide bomber walked into the Imam Zaman Mosque, a Shiite mosque in the western Dashte-e-Barchi neighbourhood, where he detonated his explosives vest, Major General Alimast Momand said.
Fatalities from the attack had risen to 39 dead, with 41 wounded, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said.
The ministry's press office said in a statement it was investigating the attack at the Imam Zaman Mosque.
It also said the assailant blew himself up as worshippers began their prayers.
The Islamic State (IS) group later claimed responsibility for the attack, but did not provide evidence.
The suicide bombing in Ghor province struck a Sunni mosque — also during Friday prayers — and killed 33 people, including a warlord who was apparently the target of the attack, said spokesman for the provincial chief of police Mohammad Iqbal Nizami.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest in a devastating week that saw Taliban attacks kill scores across the country.
In the Kabul attack, witness Ali Mohammad said the mosque was packed with worshippers, both men and women praying at the height of the Muslim week.
I think gandalf is making a point...
havent you noticed terrorist dont hit govts .
its just random.. 20 here 50 there... now a 100...like fleas on a dog.....maybe instead of fighting each other we got together to fight the real common terrorist..who knows no religion or allegiance to anyone only themselves..