“Unknown gunmen opened fire and killed civilians,” Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Matin Qani told AFP, adding that additional details about the attack in the province were not immediately available. Daykundi It will be announced later.
A state source told the agency, requesting anonymity for security reasons, that 14 people were killed and at least 4 were injured.
He added that a group of individuals had gathered to welcome pilgrims returning from the Iraqi city of Karbala when the attack occurred.
A hospital official in the state capital, Nellie, said staff were on alert.
“They were informed to prepare to receive and treat the wounded,” he added in a statement to France Presse, requesting anonymity.
Following its occurrence, the organization “ISIS“The bloody attack.
The organization’s Amaq news agency reported that “15 Shiites were killed and 6 others were injured.”
