On the afternoon of the 30th, a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, was reported to have been attacked by a suicide bomb, killing 59 people, including 27 policemen.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] A suicide bomb attack was reported on a mosque in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, on the afternoon of the 30th. 59 people were killed and 157 were injured, including 27 policemen.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the suicide bombing took place at a mosque in Peshawar City, which is close to the police station, intelligence bureau and anti-terrorism unit and other government bureaus. The security is very strict, but the police said that the suicide bomber Appears to bypass security personnel and enter the area.

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Ijaz Khan, chief of the Peshawar police station, said that the mosque hall was crowded with more than 400 Muslims at the time. When everyone was queuing up to pray, the bomber detonated his bomb.

The local hospital stated that 59 people were killed and 157 injured in the explosion, 27 of whom were policemen.

Khan pointed out that the police have found traces of explosives, and when the bomber bypassed the checkpoint and security personnel, there was obviously a security breach.

The police are currently investigating how the bomber broke through the cordon of security personnel and whether there were any insiders.

Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif (Shehbaz Sharif) stated that terrorists want to create fear by attacking those who defend Pakistan. Terrorism is the most important national security challenge. Now the whole of Pakistan is united to fight against the threat of terrorism.

Khan, chief of the Peshawar Police Department, said that the police had found traces of explosives, and when the bombers bypassed the checkpoint and security personnel, there was obviously a security breach.

(AFP)