A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Kabul on Friday in what officials said was an ongoing attack, the latest violence to strike the Afghan capital.

Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid told AFP a suicide bomber “detonated himself inside the mosque”, adding that there were casualties but he could not confirm how many.

The interior ministry confirmed a “terrorist attack” had taken place while residents told AFP they could hear gunshots.

The attack occurred at a time when many Muslims would be attending Friday prayers, and raises fears of sectarian violence in the capital.

Source: AFP