Guwahati News Desk: Kabul witnessed another bomb blast on Sunday, that has left a number of civilians dead.
The bomb targeted the entrance of the Eidgah mosque in the Afghan capital, where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
Although the Taliban fighters were not harmed in the attack, Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi told media that those killed in the attack were civilians standing outside the mosque gate. He did not provide a figure for the number killed and said an investigation was ongoing.
However, as informed by a Taliban interior ministry spokesman, the bomb blast at the entrance has caused the death of at least five civilians.
Karimi went ahead to inform that three suspects have been arrested in relation to the blast on Sunday, and added that further investigation was ongoing.
Moreover, an Italian-funded emergency hospital in Kabul tweeted about it receiving four people wounded in the blast.
Furthermore, following the blast, the area around the mosque was cordoned off by the Taliban, who maintained a heavy security presence. Later in the afternoon the site was cleaned, and only signs of the blast that remained was the slight damage caused to the ornamental arch by the entrance gate.