PESHAWAR: more than 50 people were martyred and several others were injured in an explosion at a mosque in Qissa Khawani Bazaar on Friday.
As per the news sources, more than five people were killed and several others were injured in an explosion at a mosque in Peshawar’s famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar Kocha Risaldar. Police and rescue teams arrived at the scene. Police sources said that before the blast, unidentified persons opened indiscriminate firing in the area, and then an explosion took place inside the mosque, in which 5 people were killed and several others were injured. Rescue, police, and bomb disposal squads rushed to the spot and a heavy contingent of police cordoned off the area
Blast in Peshawar Updates:
- A case of suicide bombing was registered at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station
- 57 people are martyred
- More than 200 are injured as per the latest update
- 54 people martyred in the attack and 60 are injured
- Two cops were also martyred
- As per the police sources, there were two suicide bombers
- More than 30 people were martyred in this incident and over 50 people were injured
- It was a suicide attack as per the local residents
- Before entering the mosque the terrorists opened fire on police outside the mosque then entered the mosque and started firing on people
- The explosion was very powerful
- More than 20 people are injured
- Injured people were sent to lady reading hospital
- The blast was inside the mosque
(This is a developing story)