Afghanistan: Blast in army mosque kills 27
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): A blast inside a military mosque in Afghanistan's southern Khost province on Friday left at least 27 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers killed, media reports said.
The blast left 79 others injured.
Abdullah, spokesman for ANA first bridged in the Mandozai district, told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast took place during Jumma prayer in the ANA headquarters.
Javid Ghafoor, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, told the news agency an investigative team and four helicopters had been dispatched to Khost province to shift the injured soldiers to Kabul.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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