More than 30 people are dead and 90 injured after three explosions tore through a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar.

Pictures from inside the Bibi Fatima mosque show shattered windows and bodies lying on the ground and other worshippers trying to help.

A local Taliban official told media it was a suicide bombing.

Witnesses said they saw three attackers – one detonating a device at the main door and two inside the mosque.

Friday prayers are the busiest congregation of the week, and the building was full of worshippers at the time. At least 15 ambulances were at the scene afterwards.

Taliban Special Forces have secured the site and have asked people to donate blood to help the victims.

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