Peshawar: 6 killed, 30 injured in mosque blast

Peshawar: 6 killed, 30 injured in mosque blast
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Summary Emergency has been declared in Lady Reading Hospital of the city.


PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - At least six people have been killed while thirty others injured in a blast inside a mosque in Meena Bazaar of Peshawar.

 

The blast occurred at Baqir Shah Mosque when the worshippers were offering Zohr prayer.

 

According to the bomb disposal squad, the bomb was planted inside the pulpit (Minber) of the mosque that carried between three and four kilograms of explosives. 

 

The injured were rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital while the rescue teams cordoned off the area. 

 

Emergency has been declared in all hospitals of the city following the blast.    
 

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