An official says at least 62 people have been killed in a mosque explosion in Afghanistan.
6:30 p.m.
Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says 36 others were wounded in the attack in the Haskamena district. He says there were children among the dead and wounded.There was no immediate claim of responsibility.An Afghan official says at least 20 people have been killed during Friday prayers when a mortar fired by insurgents blasted through the roof of a mosque.
He says the victims include children who were at the mosque, and that the number of casualties could still rise as this was only the initial report.
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