Suicide bomber kills 36 in bloody attack outside mosque full of top officials in Afghanistan

	Suicide bomber kills 36 in bloody attack outside mosque full of top officials in Afghanistan Suicide bomber kills 36, wounds 23 in bloody attack outside mosque full of top officials in Afghanistan Police in the north Afghan province of Faryab say the Taliban were behind a suicide bombing that killed 40 people on Friday. Bodies lie on the ground and smoke rises from the site of the attack, which took place outside a mosque where Muslim worshippers had gathered to mark the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday "There was blood and dead bodies everywhere," said a doctor who was in the mosque at the time of the blast. "It was a massacre." KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 36 people and wounding 23, officials said. The attack in the town of Maymana, capital of northern Faryab province, came as people were gathering at the mosque to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday. Top provincial officials, including the governor and the police chief, were inside the building when the bomber set off his explosives outside, where a large crowd had gathered, officials said. The officials were not hurt, but most of the dead were police officers and soldiers. "The targets of the bomber were all the officials inside the mosque," Deputy Governor Abdul Satar Barez said. He said the dead included 14 civilians. "There was blood and dead bodies everywhere," said Khaled, a doctor who was in the mosque at the time of the blast. "It was a massacre," said Khaled, who like many Afghans uses only one name Video from the scene <b>...</b>	From: WerewolfmanNews Views: 0 0 ratings
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