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The Al Zahra mosque is used by Kabul's Shia minority which was targeted in the past as well. Afghan Interior Ministry has called it a "terrorist attack". Taliban has denied role in the bombing in which five people were wounded as well.
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A suicide bomber killed at least three people and wounded five more in an attack at mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, security officials said.
The suspected bomber tried to enter the The Al Zahra mosque - used by Kabul's Shia minority - but was blocked by police, setting off a gun battle, Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.
The attacker then took refuge in a kitchen before detonating a bomb.
The attack came as mosques around the city were crowded for a night of religious observances as part of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Kabul's Shia minority, have been targeted by suicide bombings in the past, including an attack on another Shia mosque in November that killed more than 30 people.
Daesh militants claimed responsibility for that attack, as well as a previous attack last July that killed more than 80 people at a mostly Shia demonstration.
Taliban has rejected involvement in Thursday's attack saying Taliban never target mosques.
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