Suicide attack during Namaz in a mosque in Pakistan, 18 killed, 90 injured

Peshawar Mosque Blast: There is news of a blast in the Police Lines area of Peshawar, Pakistan. This explosion is being told in a mosque. The blast took place on Monday afternoon during Namaz in the mosque. 18 people have died in this blast. Along with this, more than 90 people have been injured in this blast, who have been admitted to Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital. Security and health officials told Geo News that two policemen were killed and over 90 others were injured in a powerful suicide blast inside a mosque in Peshawar's Police Lines area on Monday.

two policemen killed

Security officials said the suicide bomber was in the front row during prayers when he detonated himself, injuring dozens of people performing the zohr prayer. Geo News quoted hospital sources as saying that the condition of 13 of the injured was very serious. A hospital spokesman said that two policemen were killed in the blast and 90 injured were brought to the hospital. Doctors said the condition of more than 10 injured was critical.

Imran Khan expressed grief over the attack

The former Prime Minister of Pakistan tweeted on the suicide attack in the mosque and said, "Strongly condemn the terrorist suicide attack during Namaz in Peshawar's Police Line Mosque. My prayers and condolences are with the families of the victims. It is imperative that we Improve your intelligence gathering and prepare your police forces appropriately to deal with the growing threat of terrorism."

what the eyewitness told

An eyewitness told the media that he was on his way to the mosque when the blast occurred. "It was a very powerful explosion. There was smoke everywhere after the explosion," he said. He said that when he regained consciousness, he saw that the roof of the mosque had fallen. The eyewitness said, "There were at least 120 people in the mosque at the time of the incident. It was a suicide blast as the attacker was inside the inner courtyard of the mosque. Zohar prayers had just begun when the blast took place. Most of the injured were policemen." "