PESHAWAR – At least 25 people were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide blast in a mosque near Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday.
Reports in local media suggest that the suicide bomber blew himself up when worshippers gathered in the mosque for afternoon prayers. A part of the mosque was also caved in due to the intensity of the blast.
Rescue teams and security forces were dispatched to the area which is said to be near Police Secretariat in the northern city.
Videos and pictures shared by social media users show horrific scenes as injured drenched in blood were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar for first aid.
The blast was said to be quite powerful as its noise was heard miles away.
The incident in a sensitive region also raised eyebrows as residents have to cross several police check posts to enter the area.
The latest terror incident occurred a year after a deadly bombing kills 63 in a Shia mosque in Kocha Risaldar area of Peshawar.
Security beefed up in capital
As the KP’s capital was rocked by a deadly suicide attack, the Islamabad police on the direction of Inspector General Dr Akbar Nasir Khan issued directions for a security high-alert to be placed in the city.
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