A suicide bombing attack on a mosque in Pakistan on Monday killed at least 28 people and injured 150 others in the city of Peshawar, according to authorities.
Senior Peshawar police official Saddique Khan said no one had immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Similar suicide bombings in the past have been blamed on the Pakistani Taliban.
Khan said rescuers are trying to get the injured to a local hospital.
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Police officers clear the way for ambulances to exit after carrying injured people from the site of a bomb blast.
The attacker carried out the attack inside the mosque, where people were praying on Monday morning, according to police officials. There are concerns that the death toll could rise as many of the injured are in critical condition.
The impact of the explosion collapsed the roof of the mosque, injuring the people inside as it collapsed.
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Army soldiers and police officers clear the way for ambulances rushing to the scene of a bomb explosion.
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In a statement, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned the bombing and vowed “severe measures” against those behind the attack.
Police officer Meena Gul, who survived the attack, said she was inside the mosque when the bomb went off. She said that she could hear screaming and screaming after the bomb went off.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
