Five Killed in Kabul Mosque Shooting: Police Spokesman

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A shooting inside a mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday left five members of a family dead, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.

An armed man carrying a pistol opened fire on worshippers inside the mosque in Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing five people, all members of the same family, Zadran confirmed in talks with Xinhua.

One more person was injured in the incident, which took place in Khawja Rawash locality of Police District 9 on the eastern edge of Kabul city, the official added.

Preliminary investigation indicates that enmity could be behind the bloody shooting, the official said, adding investigation has been initiated to locate and bring the culprits to justice.

Source: Xinhua