Blast at mosque rocks Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, at least 12 injured

A resident of Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan said the blast occurred at around 1:30 p.m. when explosives apparently located in the interior of the mosque detonated.

KABUL: An explosion hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, wounding at least 12 people including the imam of the mosque, local residents said.

Atal Shinwari, a resident of the area, said the blast occurred at around 1:30 p.m. when explosives apparently located in the interior of the mosque detonated.

A Taliban official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the blast and said casualties were feared but gave no further details.