Peshawar

Around 28 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a powerful explosion that rocked a mosque in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan on Monday morning. The explosion occurred in a mosque situated in the city’s Police Lines area during the afternoon prayers.

The attack was the result of a suicide attack by a person sitting in the front row during the prayers.

Tragic mosque blast in #Peshawar leaves many casualties. Alkhidmat teams are supporting the emergency response on the ground. Praying for the victims. pic.twitter.com/t74oZcoFgK

— Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan (@AlkhidmatOrg) January 30, 2023

The blast took place at a time when the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced at the end of November last year the termination of the agreement with the government and resumption of attacks across the country.

The gory incident in Police Line Mosque in #Peshawar has shaken us all and highlights the #police internal security lapses. This needs immediate attention of all the stake holders to come up with measures to arrest the situation before it is too late#Peshawarunderattack pic.twitter.com/DqDczVNOCx

— Aftab Khan Sherpao (@AftabSherpao) January 30, 2023

In view of the explosion, security has been beefed up across the country.

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According to reports, condition of many injured is stated to be critical.