Pakistan: dozens killed in mosque blast in Peshawar
At least 61 people dead and more than 170 wounded in suicide bombing that Pakistan Taliban says it is not responsible for, in contradiction of earlier admission
At least 61 people have been killed and more than 170 injured in a suicide bombing carried out at a mosque in the city of Peshawar, as the security situation in the country continues to deteriorate.
The blast struck as 300 worshippers were praying in the mosque, located in the Police Lines area of the Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the city’s police headquarters and counter-terrorism officers are based. The death toll rose to 61 after the recovery of more bodies from the site, a spokesperson from Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar said. Police said 27 of the dead were police officials.
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