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Militants detonate explosives in Nangarahr mosque

A heavy explosion took place inside a mosque in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan which resulted into the destruction of the mosque building.

 

A heavy explosion took place inside a mosque in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan which resulted into the destruction of the mosque building.

The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Momand Dara district after several landmines stored inside the mosque by the militants went off.

The statement further added that the explosion also caused damage to the nearby buildings besides causing heavy loss to the building of the mosque.

According to the Nangarhar government, several religious books and materials, including the holdy Quran copies also sustained damages in the explosion.

 

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