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Bomb attack at Pakistan mosque kills at least 31 people
aljazeera.com • • world
Key Points:
- A suicide car bomb attack at a mosque within a police headquarters in Kohat, Pakistan, killed at least 31 people, including 16 police officers, and injured dozens more during Friday prayers.
- The Pakistan Taliban faction Ittehadul Mujahideen claimed responsibility, with gunmen engaging police in a subsequent firefight that killed at least six attackers.
- The mosque and police station suffered significant structural damage, and most of the wounded were worshippers present at the site.
- Pakistani officials accuse the Afghan Taliban of harboring TTP militants who plan and train for such attacks from Afghan territory, a claim Kabul denies.
- The attack follows ongoing cross-border tensions and violence in the region, with Pakistan’s Prime Minister condemning the incident and ordering expedited rescue efforts.
