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ISIL claims responsibility for Herat terrorist attack

Issuing a statement, The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the armed attack against the worshipers in Guzareh district of Herat province.

At least seven people were killed and several others injured in an attack on a mosque in western Afghanistan, local media reported on Tuesday.

Unknown gunmen targeted worshipers at a Shia mosque in the Andisheh town of Guzara, also known as Gozareh district of Herat province, during evening prayers on Monday, Tolo News reported.

A prayer leader, known as Imam, was also killed in the attack, while the injured were taken to a local hospital.

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul condemned the attack on the mosque.

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