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Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric, 21 wounded

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An Afghan medic says at least 18 people were killed and 21 wounded in a blast that tore through a crowded mosque in the western city of Herat. Mohammad Daud Mohammadi, an official at the Herat ambulance centre, said ambulances transported 18 dead and 21 wounded to hospitals in the city on Friday. A prominent Afghan cleric was among the people killed in the blast.