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30 killed, over 50 injured in blast at mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar
Updated On: 04 March, 2022 03:31 PM IST | Peshawar | PTI
Capital City Police Officer Peshawar Ijaz Ahsan said two attackers tried to enter the mosque and fired at the policemen standing guard. One policeman was killed while the other was critically injured, he said
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Security personnel inspect a mosque after a bomb blast in Peshawar on Friday. Pic/ AFP
At least 30 people were killed and more than 50 others injured when a bomb ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in this northwestern Pakistani city, officials said.
A rescue official said the blast occurred at a Jamia mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar area in Peshawar when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers.
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