Deadly blast hits mosque in southern Afghanistan

People inspect the inside of a mosque following a suicide bomb attack (Sidiqullah Khan/AP)

Suicide bombers have attacked a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that was packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers, killing at least 47 people and wounding 70, according to a Taliban official.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the carnage at the Fatimiya mosque in Kandahar province.