–Islamic State claims responsibility
Two suicide bombers attacked a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Sunday, killing one person and wounding seven others, reported a foreign media outlet.
Police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said the toll may rise from Sunday’s attack. Both bombers tried to enter the mosque but one was shot dead by guards before making it inside, he was quoted as saying.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, but provided no evidence for its claim. The group made the claim via a statement released online by its Amaq news agency.
An Islamic State suicide bomber targeted a group of Shias marking the Persian new year in Afghanistan’s capital last week, killing more than 30 people.
