Three dead in gas explosion at Uzbekistan mosque, authorities say
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E-mailTASHKENT (Reuters) - Three people were killed and ten more injured on Monday after a gas explosion at a mosque in Uzbekistan, the country's emergencies ministry said.
In a statement published on Telegram, the ministry said that the blast had struck the bathroom of a mosque in Uzbekistan's eastern Andijan region.
It said that an investigation was ongoing into the blast, which came during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
(Reporting by Reuters Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
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