A blast struck the mosque in Peshawar during Friday prayers, and gunmen opened fire on worshipers packed inside the main hall.
that at least two assailants carried out the attack, first firing on police officers guarding the mosque in central Peshawar. The tweet said one officer was killed and a second was critically wounded.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the attack. His office said in a statement that he “ordered immediate medical treatment to the injured and asked for a report of the incident.”Video released by police showed victims being loaded into ambulances as additional security forces arrived at the scene.
Militant attacks have increased in Pakistan along border regions with Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of Kabul last year. Some leaders of extremist groups long active in Pakistan have said the Taliban’s rise next door has emboldened their forces.
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