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Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill muezzin

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 05 Dec 2022

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill muezzin

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Kabul: Unknown men killed a mosque’s muezzin, who performed the prayer call and taught children, in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Monday.

The incident took place on Saturday, December 3, in Kunduz city’s 7th police district, the spokesperson for the Kunduz chief of police, Obaidullah Abedi told Khaama Press.

Local sources in Kunduz province told the news agency that the person killed by unidentified gunmen named Abdul Hadi, who called for adhan and was a teacher of young children in a mosque.

According to reports, one person has been arrested in connection with the incident.

The reason behind the attack is still not known.