IS claims Afghan mosque attack and says it targeted Shiites

People view the damage inside of a mosque following a bombing in Kunduz (Abdullah Sahil/AP)

The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 46 people and wounded dozens.

The claim, carried by the IS-linked Aamaq news agency and cited by the Site Intelligence Group – which monitors militant postings, came just hours after the blast tore through the packed mosque in the city of Kunduz.