Suicide bomber kills 20, injures 96 at Pakistan mosque
Saddique Khan, a senior police official in the city, said no one immediately took responsibility for the attack, the Associated Press reported. About 300 to 350 people were reportedly praying inside the mosque where the bomber struck, most of them policemen.The bomber reportedly had a suicide vest on and was in the front row of the mosque. The explosion caused the roof to collapse, injuring many people, police said. Several people were believed to have been trapped underneath.
Explosion reported inside a mosque at Peshawar in Pakistan near Police lines. Over 17 killed and 90 injured. pic.twitter.com/I3O8OdLRoAAuthorities are worried that the death toll could rise even higher.
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