Afghanistan mosque bomb blast leaves at least 19 injured August 3, 2012 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 19 people were injured when a powerful bomb exploded during Friday, August 3 prayers in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, RIA Novosti said citing Pajhwok news agency. The blast took place in a mosque in Chaparhar, the center of an eponymous district with predominantly Pashtun population in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. Eyewitnesses said the imam of the mosque was seriously injured. According to the republic’s health ministry, 19 people were rushed to a hospital in the provincial capital Jalalabad. Nine were discharged after receiving first medical aid. Fazel Hadi Moslimyar, speaker of the Afghan senate, blamed the blast on Taliban militants, but the Taliban’s press service has made no comments so far. This is second mosque blast in Afghanistan in less than a week. On July 30, at least five people, including a local judge, were killed when an explosive device went off at a mosque in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
