Peshawar: Islamic State says a lone Afghan suicide bomber was killed inside a Shia Muslim mosque in the northwestern city of Pakistan. Peshawar At least 56 worshipers were killed and 194 were injured during Friday prayers.
An affiliate of Islamic State in the region, known as Islamic State in Khorasan province and headquartered in Afghanistan, claimed a devastating attack in a statement on Friday. site intelligence group.
The statement was posted on the group’s Amaq news agency. The statement identified the attacker as an Afghan, posted a picture of him and said, “Islamic State fighters continue to be targeted”. shio‘Citizens living in Pakistan and Afghanistan adopted despite intensive security measures’ Taliban Militia and Pakistani police to secure Shia temples and centres.
The massacre at a mosque buried inside the narrow streets of Peshawar’s old city was gruesome.
According to the spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, asim khanMany of the injured were in critical condition. Scores of victims were bitten by shrapnel, many had their limbs amputated and others injured by flying debris.
Peshawar Police Chief Muhammad ejaz khan He said the violence began when an armed assailant opened fire on police outside a mosque in Peshawar’s old city. One policeman was killed in the encounter, while another policeman was injured. The attacker then fled inside the mosque and blew his suicide jacket.
Moazzam Jah Ansari, the top police officer in Peshawar’s capital Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the suicide bomber had tied a powerful explosive device to his body, which contained 5 kilograms (12 pounds) of explosives.
According to CCTV footage seen by the Associated Press, the device was hidden under a large black shawl that covered the attacker’s body. The footage showed the attacker speeding up a narrow lane towards the entrance of the mosque. He opened fire on the police guarding the mosque before entering inside.
An affiliate of Islamic State in the region, known as Islamic State in Khorasan province and headquartered in Afghanistan, claimed a devastating attack in a statement on Friday. site intelligence group.
The statement was posted on the group’s Amaq news agency. The statement identified the attacker as an Afghan, posted a picture of him and said, “Islamic State fighters continue to be targeted”. shio‘Citizens living in Pakistan and Afghanistan adopted despite intensive security measures’ Taliban Militia and Pakistani police to secure Shia temples and centres.
The massacre at a mosque buried inside the narrow streets of Peshawar’s old city was gruesome.
According to the spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, asim khanMany of the injured were in critical condition. Scores of victims were bitten by shrapnel, many had their limbs amputated and others injured by flying debris.
Peshawar Police Chief Muhammad ejaz khan He said the violence began when an armed assailant opened fire on police outside a mosque in Peshawar’s old city. One policeman was killed in the encounter, while another policeman was injured. The attacker then fled inside the mosque and blew his suicide jacket.
Moazzam Jah Ansari, the top police officer in Peshawar’s capital Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the suicide bomber had tied a powerful explosive device to his body, which contained 5 kilograms (12 pounds) of explosives.
According to CCTV footage seen by the Associated Press, the device was hidden under a large black shawl that covered the attacker’s body. The footage showed the attacker speeding up a narrow lane towards the entrance of the mosque. He opened fire on the police guarding the mosque before entering inside.