2019 Photo Shared as Attack on a Sunni Mosque in Afghanistan
The Claim
A photo shows the aftermath of a bomb attack on a Sunni Mosque in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan on Friday, April 22.
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Recently, social media users and websites have circulated a photo purporting to show the aftermath of a bomb attack on a Sunni Mosque on Friday, April 22, in the city of Kunduz, north Afghanistan.
Description: The claim and the photo being shared online.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found the circulating claim misleading, as the photo is old. The photo, which was published on April 12, 2019, depicts attacks on the Shia community in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan.
2019 Quetta Bombing
On April 12, 2019, a suicide bomber targeted an open market in Balochistan's capital, Quetta, in the southwestern part of Pakistan, killing at least 18 people, half of them Hazaras. The All Pakistani Toofan Group announced its responsibility for the bombing.
A bombing Attack on a Sunni Mosque in Afghanistan
The circulated claim came after the bombing of a Sunni Mosque during Friday prayers, which resulted in killing 33 people and injuring dozens on April 22 in the city of Kunduz, north Afghanistan.
This comes a day after the bombing of a Shia Mosque in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on April 21.
Translated by Wesam Abo Marq
