At least 32 killed in Suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan
A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar killed at least 32 people on Monday.
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In a statement, Sharif said those behind the incident "have nothing to do with Islam".
He added, "The entire nation is standing united against the menace of terrorism".
No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which ripped through the mosque during noon prayers, causing a wall to collapse on top of worshippers. The building is located inside a highly fortified compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counter-terrorism department.
"We're getting that the terrorist was standing in the first row," Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told Geo TV.
Footage from government broadcaster PTV showed police and residents scrambling to remove debris from the blast site and carrying wounded people on their shoulders.
The attack was the city's worst since March last year when a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers killed at least 58 people and injured nearly 200. ISIL militants claimed responsibility for that bombing.
A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar killed at least 32 people on Monday.
The blast happened when the mosque was packed with worshippers. There were at least 260 people in the mosque, police official Sikandar Khan added.
Hospital officials said at least 147 people were wounded, with many of them in critical condition.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the attack.
