Suicide bombing rips through Shia gathering, kills 15

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At least 15 people were killed on Friday and over 30 others injured in a suicide explosion inside a mosque in the jurisdiction of Jamia Allama Arif Hussain Al Hussain Chamkani.

The killed persons included Syed Mohammad Mehdi Hussain Al Hussaini, a 14-year-old grand child of late Allama Arif hussain Al Hussaini, who along with father Syed Mohammad Sajjad, had recently arrived for a short trip to Peshawar. Syed Sajjad sustained injuries in the suicide attack. Belonging to Kurram Agency, Allam Arifi Hussain Al Hussaini was mysteriously shot dead by unknown persons in 1988.

The explosion occurred when dozens of people affiliated with the Shia school of thought were preparing for offering Friday prayers. Officials said that conditions of several injured was critical and said that the death toll was expected to go up.

According to official reports, the suicide bomber, with the help of two accomplices, succeeded in entering the mosque. He first opened fire on the security guard inside the mosque and detonated the suicide jacket strapped to his chest under his clothes.

Two other militants accompanying the suicide bomber also opened fire on the security guards and succeeded in escaping after the suicide explosion. The security guard was a member of personal staff of the Allama family and he died on the spot.

As a result of the suicide explosion, at least 12 people were killed on the spot whereas several others succumbed to injuries later. At least 30 people were injured in the explosion, including four children. They were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. The doctors termed conditions of several injured as critical and said that they expected the death toll to go up. Police chief Liaqat Ali Khan confirmed that it was a suicide attack on the mosque of the Shia community. Shia Ulema Council Information Secretary Akhunzada Zahid Ali said that 15 persons were killed and over 30 injured. Almost all victim belonged to Peshawar and Kurram Agency.

No any high-ranking government official or minister has visited the site so far. Even rescue officials and workers of welfare organisations were also missing from the scene. People shifted the injured people and bodies in private vehicles to hospitals.

Police officials said the age of the suicide bomber was between 20 and 22 and he was wearing black clothes.

 

3 COMMENTS

  1. The Zionists are at work again with their Taliban partners, amazing what a few useless dollars can do to peoples minds. Shame on the so called Muslims involved in this. Their day will come soon.

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      Don't give all credits to the Zionists …
      The brain you got from your mother was actually helped by her donkey lord …
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  2. Ya ALLAH Karim!
    Inn zalimon ko neest o nabood farma Or watan e Aziz PAKISTAN mn haqiqi Islami Hkoomat Qaim farma Or Hukmrano ko Dehsht gardi khatm karny Or Sacha Ghairatmnd Muslman bnaa!aamin

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