At least 20 killed after gunmen attack mosque in Kabul

At least 20 people were killed and 35 others injured, following an attack at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, Afghanistan's health ministry said.

ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid told AFP a suicide bomber "detonated himself inside the mosque."

Eyewitnesses told Tolo News that four attackers with police uniforms killed guards and entered the mosque at around 1:15 pm local time.

A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry confirmed a "terrorist attack" took place, adding that police have rushed to the area.

Ambulances have arrived at the scene and efforts are being made to rescue those trapped inside the mosque.

(GLOBAL TIMES)