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Blast hits Kabul mosque in vicinity of interior ministry

"The mosque was used by visitors and by interior ministry employees," spokesman said

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Afghan policemen stand guard near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2020.
Afghan policemen stand guard near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan June 12, 2020.
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Kabul: A blast hit a mosque in Kabul in the vicinity of the heavily fortified interior ministry compound on Wednesday, the ministry's spokesman said.

"The mosque was used by visitors and sometimes by interior ministry employees," interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said.

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