Five killed, 65 injured in blast at mosque in Afghanistan's Balkh province

Taliban fighters stand guard as civilians gather at the site of an explosion in front of a school in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 19, 2022. EBRAHIM BOROOZI AP MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Five people were killed and 65 others injured as a blast ripped through a mosque in Mazar-i Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, a local television channel reported.

The Tolonews reported in a news bulletin that five dead bodies and 65 injured persons have been taken to a hospital and the number of casualties could change as a result of unnamed health officials.

The police haven't made any comments.

An eyewitness who declined to be named said the blast took place inside a mosque when scores of worshippers were offering prayers.

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The police have cordoned off the area and don't allow journalists access to the site of the blast.