At least 28 killed, over 140 wounded in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar
STORY: At least 28 killed, over 140 wounded in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar
DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:29
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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1. various of the blast site
STORYLINE:
A suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least 28 worshippers and wounding more than 140 others, government and police officials said.
Muhammad Ijaz Khan, capital city police officer of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, told Xinhua that around 300 people were praying in the mosque of the Police Lines area of the city when the blast happened, killing and wounding people including police officers.
He said the powerful blast damaged a portion of the mosque building, which caved in and trapped many worshippers, adding that the rescue teams were trying to retrieve the people from the rubbles.
Mohammad Asim, spokesperson of the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, told Xinhua that the death toll could further
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