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Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque Leaves At Least 29 Dead In Afghanistan

Officials say attackers stormed the place of worship with guns and grenades, ultimately detonating a suicide vest. By the time the scene settled, dozens of people were also wounded.
After a suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in Herat, relatives of the victims grieve for the loved ones they lost in the violence Tuesday. / Hamed Sarfarazi / Shutterstock.com

A Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan was stormed during evening prayers Tuesday, torn asunder by grenades and a suicide bomber's detonated vest, law enforcement officials say. By the time the scene had settled at the place of worship, at

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