PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Mohmand Agency’s Anbar tehsil during Friday prayers, leaving at least 30 people dead and scores injured, official of the political administration said.
Assistant Political Agent Naveed Akbar was quoted as saying by a media outlet that the injured had been transported to hospitals in Bajaur Agency, Charsadda and Peshawar for treatment.
Meanwhile, a security source confirmed the explosion was a suicide blast.
The source said that the suicide bomber blew himself up in the veranda of the mosque.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Pakistani Taliban in particular routinely attack soft targets such as courts, schools and mosques.
The army launched an operation in June 2014 in a bid to wipe out militant bases in the northwestern tribal areas and so bring an end to the bloody insurgency that has cost thousands of civilian lives since 2004. Security has since improved though scattered attacks still take place.
