Afghanistan mosque hit by suicide bombers

Two suicide bombers have attacked a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, killing one person and wounding seven others.

Police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said the toll may rise from yesterday’s attack.

He said both bombers tried to enter the mosque, but one was shot dead by guards before making it inside.

An Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement sent to media, without providing evidence. Shia Muslims are a persecuted minority in Afghanistan and have been threatened by an IS affiliate that operates in the country’s east.

An Islamic State suicide bomber targeted a group of Shiites marking the Persian new year in Afghanistan’s capital last week, killing more than 30 people.