Men inside a Shiite mosque that was attacked during Friday prayers, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers. (AP)
Egypt condemned on Saturday the attack by militant group Daesh on a mosque in the Afghani capital Kabul on Friday, which killed 20 people and injured 50, state-run news agency MENA reported.
The Egyptian foreign ministry expressed Egypt’s condolences to the families of the victims and said that it stands by the government and people of Afghanistan against terrorism.
A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of a Shia mosque in the Afghani capital as other militants stormed the building during Friday prayers, according to Reuters.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack on Friday night.
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