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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A bomb explosion outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan has killed a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric and more than a dozen civilians.<\/p>\n

Al-Jazeera reports that the blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in Herat during Friday noon prayers.<\/p>\n

No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n

Herat\u2019s Police Spokesperson, Mahmood Rasoli told newsmen, \u201cMujib Rahman Ansari, with some of his guards and civilians, have been killed on their way toward the mosque.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Police spokesperson declaimed to give the number of casualties involved in the blast, but eyewitnesses at the scene of the incident said 15 people had been killed.<\/p>\n

Taliban official Abdul Nafi Takor was also reported to have confirmed Friday\u2019s explosion and said there were dead and wounded but gave no further details.<\/p>\n

The deceased, Mujib Rahman Ansari, according to reports, had spoken strongly in defence of the Taliban at a large gathering of thousands of scholars and elders organized by the group in late June, condemning anyone who stood against their administration.<\/p>\n

Security experts opined that the incident could be a targeted killing.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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