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Friday, March 4, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 4, 2022
At least 30 killed in mosque blast in northwest Pakistan
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, killing more than 30 worshippers and wounding dozens more, many of them critically, police say.
The explosion occurred as worshippers had collected in the Kucha Risaldar mosque in Peshawar’s old city for Friday prayers.
Ambulances rushed through congested narrow streets carrying the wounded to Lady Reading Hospital, where doctors worked feverishly. No one immediately claimed responsibility.
Reports of an explosion in Kocha e Rasladar Imambargah in #Peshawar during #Jummah prayers. Various injuries reported.
Video via @Natsecjeff#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/7YIy68Ijy6
— The Pakistan Daily (@ThePakDaily) March 4, 2022
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