Pakistan: Bomb Blast At Mosque In Peshawar Kills 56 People, Several Injured

Pakistan Bomb Blast: A bomb explosion was reported during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar.

Security personnel inspect a mosque after a bomb blast in Peshawar on March 4, 2022. At least 30 people were killed and 56 wounded in a huge blast at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said on March 4. (Abdul MAJEED / AFP Photo)

Pakistan Bomb Blast: A bomb ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in Pakistan's Peshawar left 56 dead and several injured, reports news agnecy AFP. 

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, news agency PTI reported.

 

#BREAKING Death toll from Pakistan mosque blast rises to 56: hospital pic.twitter.com/07AiqlGn7A

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 4, 2022

The blast occurred at a Jamia mosque in the Qissa Khwani bazaar area in Peshawar when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers, PTI reported a rescue official as saying.

The attacker had entered the mosque before Friday prayers and "open fire with a pistol", picking out the worshippers "one-by-one", reports AFP quoting a witness, Ali Asghar. 

He "then blew himself up," Asghar added, saying that the attacker was a suicide bomber.

As per PTI, Capital City Police Officer Peshawar Ijaz Ahsan said that 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 informed. The blast occurred following the firing incident, he added.

Pakistan Prime Minister condemned the attacks and expressed his grief for the people killed. He also directed immediate medical aid to the injured persons. "Prime Minister Imran Khan strongly condemned the Peshawar blast. Expressing sorrow over the loss of precious lives and directing immediate medical aid to the injured Requested incident report," tweeted Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office. 

 

وزیر اعظم عمران خان کی پشاور دھماکے کی شدید مذمت۔

قیمتی جانوں کے ضیاع پر اظہارِ افسوس اور زخمیوں کو فوری طبی امداد فراہم کرنے کی ہدایت

واقع کی رپورٹ طلب کر لی۔#Peshawarblast pic.twitter.com/xdsbQhsot8

— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) March 4, 2022