Peshawar: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Khyber Agency on Friday, killing 47 people, political administration said. Over 100 were injured in the blast.
The blast took place in a mosque in Ghondi area of Tehseel Jamrud in Kyber Agency when Namazis were coming out of the mosque after Friday prayers.
An eye witness told The News Tribe that the bomber was clad in a black dress and detonated explosives strapped to his body when over 400 people were offering prayer.
The sources said that roof top of the mosque collapsed as a result of the blast.
They said that several people were trapped under the rubble and locals were trying to recover them.
The dead and injured were being shifted to Peshawar for medical treatment as the local hospital lacked facilities. Twelve bodies and 50 injured were taken to Hayat Abad Medical Complex while four injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital.
The sources added that some of the injured were in critical condition.
Heavy contingent of security forces rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area.
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