At least two people were killed and eight others injured Friday when gunmen stormed a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul, officials said.
The attack began at 1:20 p.m. when an assailant blew himself up at the gate of the Imam Zaman Mosque as worshippers were attending Friday prayers, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish. Three gunmen then entered the mosque and fired on security forces.
Specials forces units were on the scene. Danish said security forces had killed two assailants and that the situation was ongoing.
At least two police officers have also been killed, he said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
The wounded were taken to hospital, according to Ismail Kawosi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health.
