KABUL, April 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Six people were killed when a gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

Interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that around 9:00 pm (1630 GMT) on Monday night, "an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshipers at a mosque in which six civilians were martyred" in the Guzara district of Herat province.

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