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The bombing destroyed a wall and the roof of the mosque, burying hundreds of people in rubble. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar , a faction of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), claimed responsibility for the bombing, stating that it was carried out to avenge the death of their founder and former leader Omar Khalid Khorasani .
A vehicle filled with explosives was stopped at the entrance of a mosque in Hangu. One of the attackers was stopped at the gate as they attempted to enter the mosque, is located within a police facility, and was unable to carry out their plan. This bombing was carried out a few hours after a similar attack in Mastung District of Balochistan. [2]
On 1 October 2004, a bombing occurred at the Zainabia mosque [1] in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. [2] Hundreds of Shia Muslims were attending Friday prayers in the mosque at the time. [2] The improvised explosive device was hidden in a briefcase and exploded in the centre of the prayer hall. [2] It killed 31 people and injured dozens of others. [3]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque within a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 28 people and wounding as many ...
Security officials and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern ...
QUETTA/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Suicide bombings ripped through two mosques in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 57 people, including seven children, as believers marked the birthday of ...
The bomb had been planted inside a seminary in the mosque. [7] Among the killed was a Deputy Superintendent of Police, the apparent target of the attack, along with 14 civilians. [2] [8] At least 19 others were injured. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing. They said the bombing caused 60 casualties, including 20 dead. [9] [10]
A suicide bomber struck on Monday inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least 25 people and wounding as many as 90 worshippers, officials said. Footage from the ...