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Huge Blast At Mosque In Afghanistan’s Herat, Top Cleric Killed: Report

A blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's western city of Herat. (Representational)Kabul: A huge bomb blast at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan today killed its influential imam, who called earlier this year for those who commit "the smallest act" against the government to be beheaded.Images and pictures posted on Twitter showed what appeared to be blood-stained bodies scattered around the compound of Gazargah Mosque in Herat city, and local media said many casualties were feared.Violence has declined since the Taliban returned to power last year, but several bomb blastsĀ  -- some targeting minority communities -- have rocked the country in recent months, many claimed by the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group.Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Mujib ur ...