KVSP Suicide bomber detonates inside mosque in Pakistan, killing and wounding dozens
Written by ABC Audio ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on January 30, 2023
(ISLAMABAD) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of worshippers, officials said.
The blast occurred at a mosque near police offices in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, not far from the country’s border with Afghanistan. More than 150 people were reportedly were praying when the suicide bomber struck. An eyewitness told ABC News that the roof collapsed from the impact.
Security and government officials confirmed the explosion was from a suicide bomber, though no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
At least 32 people were killed and more than 147 others were injured, a local hospital spokesperson told ABC News.
Pakistani Prime Minster Shehbaz Sharif, who is slated visit the scene in Peshawar, condemned the bombing and urged people to donate blood to help save the wounded.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad also issued a statement condemning the “horrific attack.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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