Blast at mosque in Kabul kills over 50 people, many injured

A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, amid a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the holy month of Ramadan.

The blast hit the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in the west of the capital on Friday afternoon, said Besmullah Habib, deputy spokesman for interior ministry, who said the official confirmed death toll was 10. The source of explosion was not immediately known and no one has claimed responsibility for the blast.