A suicide blast hit a mosque at the Kohat Police Lines in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during Friday prayers, injuring more than 30 people. Accounts of the death toll differed, with one citing at least 16 killed and another citing seven.
A suicide blast struck a mosque at the Kohat Police Lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, during Friday prayers, police and rescue officials said. The explosion occurred near the Old Police Lines in Kohat district and collapsed part of the mosque, triggering a rescue operation as emergency teams and residents searched through the rubble for survivors.
Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi said emergency teams rushed to the site after receiving information about the explosion and began rescue operations. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while roads leading to the blast site were closed.
Reports on the death toll varied: one account said at least 16 people were killed, while another cited seven killed. More than 30 people were reported injured.
A suicide blast hit a mosque at the Kohat Police Lines in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during Friday prayers, injuring more than 30 people. Accounts of the death toll differed, with one citing at least 16 killed and another citing seven.
A suicide blast struck a mosque at the Kohat Police Lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, during Friday prayers, police and rescue officials said. The explosion occurred near the Old Police Lines in Kohat district and collapsed part of the mosque, triggering a rescue operation as emergency teams and residents searched through the rubble for survivors.
Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi said emergency teams rushed to the site after receiving information about the explosion and began rescue operations. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while roads leading to the blast site were closed.
Reports on the death toll varied: one account said at least 16 people were killed, while another cited seven killed. More than 30 people were reported injured.