Three killed in Afghan mosque shooting

Kabul, June 10: Three Afghan civilians were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a mosque in Paktia province, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

"The shooting took place at the mosque in provincial capital Gardez city at around 8.45 p.m., during Tarawih prayers," the ministry said in a statement. No group has claimed responsibility yet for the incident. The attack came as Afghans celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by abstaining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset.

Muslims offer the Tarawih prayers only during the month of Ramadan.