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There have been at least three attacks on Afghanistan's Shia community this year
There have been at least three attacks on Afghanistan's Shia community this year

Afghanistan Kabul mosque suicide attack kills dozens

A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people in a suicide attack inside a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.

Another 35 were wounded in the blast at the Baqir ul Olum mosque.

The attacker was on foot and blew himself up among crowds inside the building, officials said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but it comes amid mounting sectarian attacks on Afghanistan's Shia community.

This latest bombing took place during a service to commemorate the death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson and Shia martyr.

According to eyewitnesses, the service was almost over when the bomb was detonated on the first floor.

"I was inside the mosque and the Mullah was reading the prayer," Ewaz Ali, 50 who suffered minor injuries, told the Associated Press news agency.

"Suddenly a huge explosion happened, then everywhere was dark."

Local reports suggest there are children among the dead.

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