Most casualties are law enforcement personnel; unclear how bomber managed to penetrate high-security zone; PM Sharif vows 'stern action' against perpetrators
A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 20 people and wounding as many as 96 worshippers, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, said Saddique Khan, a senior police official in Peshawar who gave the latest…
Pakistani police have raised the death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound in the northwestern city of Peshawar to 28 killed. They say as many as 150 worshippers were wounded in Monday’s attack. The targeted mosque is located inside a police compound, in a high-security zone in the city. Most of the slain worshippers were policemen and police officers. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.