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5 killed, 10 injured in NW Pakistan suicide explosion

STORY: 5 killed, 10 injured in NW Pakistan suicide explosion DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. The incident happened in the Hangu district of the province where the suicide bomber blew himself up in the main hall of the mosque located in a police station, Bilal Faizi, spokesperson of state-owned Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. "Two suicide attackers hurled hand grenades at police at the main gate of the police station, and one of them was killed at the entrance in a shootout with cops, while the other succeeded in sneaking into the mosque," Faizi said. The roof of the mosque partially collapsed when the terrorist detonated his explosive vest upon entering, he added. There were 30 to 40 people inside the mosque when the incident happen

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PAKISTAN-KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA-SUICIDE EXPLOSION

(230929) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hangu district, Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sept. 29, 2023. Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. The incident happened in the Hangu district of the province where the suicide bomber blew himself up in the main hall of the mosque located in a police station, Bilal Faizi, spokesperson of state-owned Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA-SUICIDE EXPLOSION

(230929) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hangu district, Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sept. 29, 2023. Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. The incident happened in the Hangu district of the province where the suicide bomber blew himself up in the main hall of the mosque located in a police station, Bilal Faizi, spokesperson of state-owned Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA-SUICIDE EXPLOSION

(230929) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hangu district, Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sept. 29, 2023. Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. The incident happened in the Hangu district of the province where the suicide bomber blew himself up in the main hall of the mosque located in a police station, Bilal Faizi, spokesperson of state-owned Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

(230730) -- BAJAUR, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows security personnel standing guard near the blast site in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district on July 30, 2023. A bomb blast hit a political rally on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 50 others injured, a rescue official told Xinhua. The blast hit a political workers' convention of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) near the Shanday Mor area at the Munda Khar road of Bajaur, a district in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said. The rescue official feared that the death toll might further rise as at least 15 wounded are in critical condition. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

(230730) -- BAJAUR, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an ambulance arriving at the blast site in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district on July 30, 2023. A bomb blast hit a political rally on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 50 others injured, a rescue official told Xinhua. The blast hit a political workers' convention of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) near the Shanday Mor area at the Munda Khar road of Bajaur, a district in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said. The rescue official feared that the death toll might further rise as at least 15 wounded are in critical condition. (Str/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FEMALE DOCTOR

(220217) -- KABUL, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malalai Rahim Faizi (2nd R) visits a patient at the Malalai Zizhanton Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 8, 2022. As a gynecologist, Malalai Rahim Faizi was appointed physician-in-chief of Afghanistan's biggest maternity hospital two weeks ago. She is the first female doctor appointed to such a post since the Taliban's takeover in August last year. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan doctor expects more women to return to work

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FEMALE DOCTOR

(220217) -- KABUL, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2022 shows a view of the Malalai Zizhanton Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. As a gynecologist, Malalai Rahim Faizi was appointed physician-in-chief of Afghanistan's biggest maternity hospital two weeks ago. She is the first female doctor appointed to such a post since the Taliban's takeover in August last year. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan doctor expects more women to return to work

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FEMALE DOCTOR

(220217) -- KABUL, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2022 shows newborns at the Malalai Zizhanton Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. As a gynecologist, Malalai Rahim Faizi was appointed physician-in-chief of Afghanistan's biggest maternity hospital two weeks ago. She is the first female doctor appointed to such a post since the Taliban's takeover in August last year. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan doctor expects more women to return to work

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FEMALE DOCTOR

(220217) -- KABUL, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2022 shows the interior of the Malalai Zizhanton Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. As a gynecologist, Malalai Rahim Faizi was appointed physician-in-chief of Afghanistan's biggest maternity hospital two weeks ago. She is the first female doctor appointed to such a post since the Taliban's takeover in August last year. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan doctor expects more women to return to work

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-FEMALE DOCTOR

(220217) -- KABUL, Feb. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malalai Rahim Faizi works at her office in the Malalai Zizhanton Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 8, 2022. As a gynecologist, Malalai Rahim Faizi was appointed physician-in-chief of Afghanistan's biggest maternity hospital two weeks ago. She is the first female doctor appointed to such a post since the Taliban's takeover in August last year. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Afghan doctor expects more women to return to work