47 dead, 150 wounded in Pakistan mosque blast
Published: 09:01 AM,Jan 30,2023 | EDITED : 07:01 PM,Jan 30,2023
Security personnel stand guard outside the police headquarters after a blast in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on January 30 killed and wounded worshippers, hospital officials said. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
The death toll from a blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in northwest Pakistan on Monday has risen to at least 47, a hospital spokesman said.
Muhammad Asim Khan from Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital said more than 150 people had also been wounded, while senior government official Shafiullah Khan told AFP the death toll was expected to rise even further as bodies were still being pulled from the rubble.
Muhammad Asim Khan from Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital said more than 150 people had also been wounded, while senior government official Shafiullah Khan told AFP the death toll was expected to rise even further as bodies were still being pulled from the rubble.