Peshawar Mosque Bomb Blast: Over 30 Dead And More Than 50 Wounded; What We Know

An explosion inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Peshawar claimed the lives of more than 30 worshippers and injured over 50, police said as per news agency AP.

Local police official Waheed Khan said it happened as worshippers had collected in the Kucha Risaldar mosque for Friday prayers.

Ambulances rushed the wounded to Lady Reading Hospital.

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No one has claimed responsibility yet.

However, both the Islamic State group and the Pakistani Taliban organization have performed attacks of a similar nature in the past in an area that is very close to Afghanistan.

Shayan Haider, who witnessed the blast, was about to enter the mosque when the explosion threw him to a street corner.

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"I opened my eyes and there was dust and bodies everywhere,'' he said.

Lady Reading Hospital Emergency department was in chaos as doctors struggled to those wounded into operating theaters.

Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the action.

In Pakistan, Sunnis are the majority while the minority Shiites have come under attack many times.

In a latest update, the death toll rose to 63 while around over 200 were injured.

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