Top Afghan cleric Ansari killed in Herat mosque blast

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Maulana Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Ansari, a prominent Afghan cleric, was killed after an explosion hit a mosque in western Herat province on Friday,
officials said.Ansari, the imam of Guzargah mosque, was killed during Friday prayers in the mosque, said Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for
the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).Videos on social media showed bodies lying at the scene of the blast.There was no immediate claim
of responsibility for the attack.Mujahid condemned it as a &cowardly& attack, saying that perpetrators will be punished.The post Top Afghan
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