- Title: Suspected bomb kills 7 outside historic mosque in Afghanistan's Herat
- Date: 6th June 2017
- Summary: HERAT, AFGHANISTAN (JUNE 6, 2017) (REUTERS) VIEW OF THE BLUE MOSQUE IN HERAT WHERE THE BOMB BLAST HAPPENED / PEOPLE WALKING NEARBY PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND WRECKAGE OF MOTORBIKES AT BLAST SITE / STRETCHER IN FOREGROUND AFGHAN POLICEMEN INSPECTING WRECKAGE OF MOTORBIKES AT BLAST SITE MORE OF PEOPLE AND POLICE GATHERING NEAR WRECKAGE OF MOTORBIKES POLICE TRUCK REMOVING A CHARRED MOTORBIKE FROM SITE OF BLAST (SOUNDBITE) (Dari) SPOKESMAN FOR HERAT POLICE, ABDUL AHAD WALIZADA, SAYING: "Today an explosion happened at the entrance of the mosque, and unfortunately so far seven people are martyred and 15 others are wounded." POLICE INSPECTING CHARRED MOTORBIKES PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE SITE OF BLAST PEOPLE ENTERING AND EXITING BUILDING / SIGN ABOVE DOOR READING (English) "EMERGENCY WARD" DOCTORS WHEELING A DEAD BODY DOWN HOSPITAL CORRIDOR DOCTORS TENDING TO WOUNDED MAN IN HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS INJURED IN BOMB BLAST
- Embargoed: 20th June 2017 15:03
- Keywords: wounded hospital police explosion aftermath mosque bomb attack Herat
- Location: HERAT, AFGHANISTAN
- City: HERAT, AFGHANISTAN
- Country: Afghanistan
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Insurgencies
- Reuters ID: LVA0016K551L3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: QUALITY AS INCOMING
A suspected bomb outside a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat killed at least seven people and wounded 15 on Tuesday (June 6) police said, the latest casualties in a particularly bloody week in Afghanistan.
Officials in the western city believe explosives were hidden in a motorcycle left in a parking area outside the Jama Masjid, a large mosque dating from the 12th century, known for its intricate blue tiles.
Abdul Ahad Walizada, spokesman for Herat police, said at least seven people were killed and 15 wounded as they made their way to the mosque for prayers.
Near the border with Iran, Herat is one of Afghanistan's largest cities.
The attack came after a spate of violence in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, where on Wednesday more than 150 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a suicide truck-bomb attack. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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