Pakistan Suicide Bombing Leaves 52+ Dead, Scores More Injured
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Pakistan Suicide Bombing Leaves 52+ Dead, Scores More Injured.
A suicide bombing and another blast ripped through two mosques in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 60 amid events marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, police and health officials said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts, one of which trapped dozens of people under rubble, media said. They come amid a surge in militant attacks, raising the stakes for security forces ahead of general elections set for January.
The first blast, in the southwestern province of Balochistan, killed 52 people, according to a district health official, Abdul Rasheed.
"The bomber detonated himself near a police vehicle near Madina Mosque where people were gathering for a procession," added senior police official Munir Ahmed.
The second blast, in neighbouring northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed five people. It collapsed the mosque roof, broadcaster Geo News said, trapping about 30 to 40 people under the rubble.
Both provinces border Afghanistan and have suffered attacks in recent years by Islamist militants, who aim to overthrow Pakistan's government and install their own brand of strict Islamic law.
The Balochistan blast is a rare attack on civilians as Islamist militants have largely targeted security forces in recent years.
Television images showed hundreds of people helping the injured into ambulances in its aftermath. At least 58 people were wounded, said Abdul Rasheed, the health official, adding that the toll could rise as many of the injuries were serious.
Militant attacks have surged since 2022 when a ceasefire broke down between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella body of hardline Sunni Islamist groups.
The TTP, responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan since its formation in 2007, denied responsibility for Friday's blasts.
In July, more than 40 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a religious political party's gathering.
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Pakistan Suicide Bombing Leaves 52+ Dead, Scores More Injured.
A suicide bombing and another blast ripped through two mosques in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 60 amid events marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, police and health officials said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts, one of which trapped dozens of people under rubble, media said. They come amid a surge in militant attacks, raising the stakes for security forces ahead of general elections set for January.
The first blast, in the southwestern province of Balochistan, killed 52 people, according to a district health official, Abdul Rasheed.
"The bomber detonated himself near a police vehicle near Madina Mosque where people were gathering for a procession," added senior police official Munir Ahmed.
The second blast, in neighbouring northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed five people. It collapsed the mosque roof, broadcaster Geo News said, trapping about 30 to 40 people under the rubble.
Both provinces border Afghanistan and have suffered attacks in recent years by Islamist militants, who aim to overthrow Pakistan's government and install their own brand of strict Islamic law.
The Balochistan blast is a rare attack on civilians as Islamist militants have largely targeted security forces in recent years.
Television images showed hundreds of people helping the injured into ambulances in its aftermath. At least 58 people were wounded, said Abdul Rasheed, the health official, adding that the toll could rise as many of the injuries were serious.
Militant attacks have surged since 2022 when a ceasefire broke down between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella body of hardline Sunni Islamist groups.
The TTP, responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan since its formation in 2007, denied responsibility for Friday's blasts.
In July, more than 40 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a religious political party's gathering.
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00:00 Pakistan suicide bombing leaves 52-plus dead, scores more injured.
00:05 At least 52 people were killed and over 50 others were injured in a suicide bombing near
00:10 a mosque in southwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said.
00:15 The blast took place at a religious gathering to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
00:20 in Balochistan province on the border with Afghanistan.
00:24 No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing, which comes during an alarming
00:29 rise in attacks by militant groups in western Pakistan.
00:33 The bomber detonated himself near the vehicle of the deputy superintendent of police, Deputy
00:38 Inspector General of Police Munir Ahmed told Reuters.
00:42 A district health official said at least 58 people were wounded, some seriously, meaning
00:48 the death toll could yet rise.
00:51 Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti denounced the attack as a "very heinous act".
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