In Afghanistan, a gunman fatally shot six people and wounded one other at a Shiite mosque. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.

Six people have been killed after a gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, Al Jazeera reported, citing a government spokesperson.

At least six people, including a child, were killed in Afghanistan ’s Herat province after a gunman stormed a mosque, a Taliban official said on Tuesday. The victims were offering prayers at the time of attack in the mosque which likely came under attack because it was a place of worship for the minority Shia Muslim community.