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The blast took place after Zuhr Prayers at around 1.40 pm. Rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to the area.
Peshawar: An explosion in a mosque killed at least 46 worshippers and wounded over 100 in Pakistan’s Peshawar, a hospital official said. Many of the casualties were police officers who had gathered for daily prayers, PTI reported. The injured have been admitted to the Lady Reading Hospital of Peshawar. The spokesperson of the hospital, Mohammad Asim, told the news agency Reuters that injured persons were still being brought to the facility, adding that some of them were in critical condition. So far it is not clear whether it was a suicide attack or the bomb was planted inside the mosque.
Watch: Blast Hits Mosque In Peshawar
⚡ Pakistan: Blast inside the Mosque near most secured Police Lines in Peshawar.
One side of the mosque has collapsed. More than 50 injured. Death numbers not known yet. Emergency declared in nearby hospitals pic.twitter.com/F9VF5a3a4d — Megh Updates ????™ (@MeghUpdates) January 30, 2023
The blast took place after Zuhr Prayers at around 1.40 pm. Rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to the area.
An emergency has been imposed in the locality and the area has been cordoned off.
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Death toll in Peshawar mosque suicide blast rises to 44, atleast 157 injured, reports Pakistan’s Geo News citing Officials
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Suicide blast, a revenge for killing Pak Taliban commander Umar Khalid Khurasani, claims his brother
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urges party workers to donate blood for those injured in attack
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I am shattered and heartbroken that so many people lost their lives or suffered injuries in the attack on a mosque in Peshawar Police Lines. I urge the government & security forces to fight terrorism in all forms & protect every citizen. My prayers are with the victims’ families.
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) January 30, 2023
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An explosion in a mosque killed at least 46 worshippers and wounded over 100 in Pakistan’s Peshawar, a hospital official said. Many of the casualties were police officers who had gathered for daily prayers, PTI reported.
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Pakistan Taliban commander claims responsibility for suicide bombing at mosque which killed nearly 50, reports AP
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At least 28 people were killed and 150 were injured at a blast inside a mosque that shook Peshawar reported by Pakistan’s Dawn News citing Officials
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A spokesperson of the hospital said that 18 people have been killed in the blast and over 90 injured have been brought to the facility. More than 30 injured were in critical condition, doctors said: Pakistan’s Geo News
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A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on Monday killed 17 people and wounded another 80, hospital officials said.
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