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4 dead, 6 wounded in a mosque in Kabul blast: Officials

At least four people were killed and six others wounded in a blast near a mosque and a media outlet…

AFP | Kabul | December 28, 2017 12:43 pm

4 dead, 6 wounded in a mosque in Kabul blast: Officials

At least four people were killed and six others wounded in a blast near a mosque and a media outlet in Kabul today, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.

“We do not know the target of the attack, there is a mosque and a media company (nearby),” interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.

The health ministry put the death toll at four and six wounded.

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Nainital HC asks Uttarakhand govt to maintain law and order as right-wing organisations prepare for Mahapanchayat against mosque

The administration informed the High Court that no permission had been given for Mahapanchayat on December 1.

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After Sanjauli protests break out in Mandi over alleged illegal mosque construction, water cannon used to disperse crowd

Hindu organisations staged a protest over an alleged illegally constructed mosque in Mandi on Friday. As the crowd tried to bring down the line of barricades, police resorted to firing water cannon to disperse the crowd.

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Shimla markets shut in protest over mosque row

Commercial establishments were closed in many parts of the Himachal Pradesh capital on Thursday in support of protesters who have been demanding the demolition of illegal portions of a mosque in the densely populated Sanjauli area.