Afghan President Decries Bomb Blast at Kabul Mosque as Crime Against Humanity

KABUL (Sputnik) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani strongly denounced the bomb blast at a mosque in Kabul that killed a prominent cleric on Tuesday, saying that the targeting of places of worship, hospitals, and other civilian facilities represents a crime against humanity, according to his office.

Earlier in the day, a source told Sputnik that a bomb blast in Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Mosque killed its imam, Mohammad Ayaz Niazi, and a worshiper. Another two people were injured. The interior minister later confirmed the imam’s death.

The president expressed his deepest condolences to the family of Niazi, instructing the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and take care of those injured.

The Taliban* group that operates in Afghanistan, in its turn, said on Tuesday they had “heard” that the imam was killed in the mosque attack.

The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement that the Taliban* condemned the attack and characterized it as a crime.

Sourse: sputniknews.com