10 people were killed and 40 others were injured as a result of an explosion at a mosque in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Many deaths and injuries were reported.
The hospital official in Mezar-i Sharif in the north of the country, Dr. Ghavsuddin Enveri said that after the explosion in the Shiite Sai Doken Mosque, the dead and injured were brought to the hospital by ambulances and private vehicles.
Stating that at least 10 people lost their lives, Enveri noted that 40 injured people were being treated.
Eyewitnesses stated that the incident was a suicide attack.