The explosion in the mosque is associated with the Pakistani Taliban, but no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.< /strong>
At least 59 people were killed in an explosion in an Islamic house of worship.
Another 157 people were injured, the BBC reports, citing local doctors.
The mosque is located in one of the most controlled areas of the city of Peshawar, not far from the headquarters of the police, intelligence and counter-terrorism department. At the time of the explosion, there were more than 300 law enforcement officers in the building, said the head of the city police, Muhammad Ijaz Khan.
Recall, on January 30, a suicide bomber blew up in a mosque in Pakistan. Initially, 28 dead and 150 injured were reported.
The day before, TSN.ua reported that in southwestern Pakistan, a passenger bus full of people fell off a bridge and caught fire. According to preliminary information , 41 people died as a result of the accident.
