Afghan bomb kills Logar governor Jamal in mosque

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The governor of Afghanistan's Logar province has been killed in a blast in a mosque, during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

Arsala Jamal was standing at the front of the mosque greeting worshippers when a bomb hidden under a table detonated.

At least 15 people were injured, and several are said to be in a critical condition, Mr Jamal's spokesman said.

Logar is south of the capital, Kabul, and the Taliban increasingly control much of the countryside.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24530600

[Pterodactyl]

1. Attacking a mosque. What scumballs would do that?

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Scumballs of all stripes apparently:

"US soldiers kill 22 in attack on Baghdad mosque"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-soldiers-kill-22-in-attack-on-baghdad-mosque-471645.html

"U.S. forces attack Iraqi mosque after soldier killed | Reuters"

http://uk.reuters.com/article/.../uk-iraq-mosque-idUKCOL73350520070817

And that's just the Americans, and just for starters.

Sunni and Shiite radicals in various countries have attacked each other's mosques.

The Pakistani government attacked the Red Mosque.

Burmese Buddhist nationalists have attacked mosques belonging to the Rohinga.

[Pterodactyl]

3. That's terrible! I hope no korans were damaged.