'Large number' killed and wounded by mosque blast during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan

People carry a bombing victim in Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan today. Picture: AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil

A powerful explosion in a mosque frequented by a religious minority in northern Afghanistan has left several casualties, witnesses and the Taliban said.

The blast occurred in a Shiite mosque in Kunduz province during the Friday prayer service at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque, when members of the Shiite religious minority typically come in large numbers for worship.