4 Killed in Suicide Attack on Kabul Mosque

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a Shi'ite mosque in the capital, killing at least four people and wounding 16.

A police officer told the French news agency that the bomber was "grazing sheep" outside the mosque before the blast.

Police say the attack near the Hussainia Mosque in Kabul took place after Friday prayers when worshipers were on their way home.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

The blast happened shortly before the beginning of the Muslim holy day of Ashura.

Attacks against Shi'ites are not uncommon in Afghanistan. Shi'ites comprise 15 percent of the country's estimated 30 million people.

Militants, including the Taliban and Islamic State, consider Shi'ites apostates and are blamed for the sectarian violence.

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