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Suicide bomber kills at least 83 in Pakistan mosque─── 07:22 Tue, 31 Jan 2023
At least 83 people have been killed and 57 injured after a suicide bomber struck a mosque in Pakistan.
The bomber detonated his suicide vest as a large number of worshippers, including police, army and bomb disposal squad personnel, were praying inside.
Local police officer Zafar Khan said the impact of the explosion caused the roof of the mosque to cave in, injuring dozens.
Officials initially said at least 59 people were killed. A hospital spokesperson later confirmed the death toll had risen to 83.
The bombing happened in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, local police said.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), known as the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, saying it was part of a revenge attack for TTP commander Umar Khalid Khurasani, who was killed in Afghanistan in August last year.
