Pakistani Taliban take credit for women’s mosque bombing that killed 22 and injured dozens more- PB/TK
Bomb near mosque in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22, wounds dozens – | Mar 31 2017
A bomb apparently targeting a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Parachinar killed at least 22 people on Friday and wounded dozens in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.
The explosion in a remote area bordering Afghanistan came as people gathered for Friday prayers near the women’s entrance of a Shia mosque in the central bazaar, the latest in a series of attacks across Sunni-majority Pakistan this year.
The local political agent, Ikramullah Khan, said the death toll had reached 22, with 70 wounded.
Sajid Hussain, a parliamentarian from Parachinar, said gunfire preceded the blast, which he described as a suicide attack. The city is located in an area with a large Shia population.
“The attack took place in a busy area and a women’s mosque appears to be the target,” he said
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