(Bomb Blast) Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident Breaking News details are sharing by Preparation Point Team. According to police, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the mosque during Friday prayers.
At least 80 people have been injured, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister Kamran Bangash. KP government spokesman Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif said at least 30 people had been killed in the explosion, which he said was a suicide bombing. He added that two terrorists were involved in the attack.
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According to police, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the mosque during Friday prayers
PESHAWAR: At least 30 worshipers embraced martyrdom while 50 others sustained injuries in a suicide bomb blast inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Kocha Risaldar area during the Friday prayers, Geo News reported, citing health and police officials.
Police and rescue personnel reached the blast site soon after the explosion and shifted the victims to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH).
An LRH spokesperson confirmed the death toll, adding that most of the injured suffered injuries in the upper parts of their bodies.
According to eyewitnesses, the powerful explosion took place during the prayers near the pulpit.
(Bomb Blast) Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident Breaking News
In a statement to the media, Advisor to KP Chief Minister Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said that the explosion took place during Friday prayers.
“Reportedly the terrorists first tried to enter the mosque where they exchanged fire with the police,” said Barrister Saif.
He said that a terrorist managed to enter the mosque and carried out the attack.
Peshawar SSP Operations Haroon Al-Rasheed told Geo News that apparently it was a suicide attack.
“There were two security personnel deputed at the entrance of the mosque who martyred in gunfire with the lone terrorist. The bomber exploded himself inside the mosque.”
Minister sees foreign hand behind attack
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that the attack was a pre-planned act to destabilise Pakistan.
The federal minister Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident said no security alert was issued about the attack.
“External forces want to disturb peace in Pakistan,” he said, adding that he has sought a report from IG KPK and the chief secretary.
Eyewitness account
Sharing the horrific details of the attack, an eyewitness told Geo News that a person dressed in black entered the mosque and exploded himself after killing the security guard.
“After that, he quickly entered the [mosque’s] main hall and blew himself up in front of the pulpit. Following this, there were bodies and injured people lying everywhere,” he said.
“The hall was filled with people; they were on the bottom and top floors; the incident took place at 12:55pm.”
He said the people took the injured worshipers to the hospital via motorcycles as rescue workers faced hindrances while arriving at the site due to congested alleys.
The Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident man claimed recently a hand grenade attack targeted a house in the area, after which residents had urged the authorities to beef up security. “But still, it did not happen […] the security has been reduced.”
PM condemns blast
Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the deadly attack on the mosque and ordered efforts to provide immediate medical aid for the wounded.
The premier also sought a report on the blast from the authorities concerned.
KP CM Mahmood Khan, too, condemned the blast and sought a report from the police chief.
The chief minister instructed the rescue workers to speed up the rescue operation and ordered provincial cabinet members to monitor the operations.
suicide attack in a mosque in Peshawar has led to the deaths of at least 30 people and injured more than 50 people, Pakistan-based news agency GeoNews reported.
The Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident occurred in the Qissa Khwani bazaar in the Kocha Risaldar area of Peshawar
The Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident news report also said that all injured were taken to Lady Reading Hospital and 10 people among the injured were in a critical condition.
People familiar with the (Bomb Blast) Today Peshawar Masjid Dhamaka Incident Breaking News developments told GeoNews that it was a terrorist attack and gunfire followed the suicide attack. The Peshawar inspector-general of police received instructions to carry out a detailed investigation into the incident.