South Asia
Peshawar blast: Death toll from Pakistan mosque bombing leaps to 83
The death toll from the suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan on Monday has risen sharply to 83, according to a hospital spokesperson.
The attack targeted police officers worshipping at the mosque in a heavily-fortified security forces’ compound in Peshawar during afternoon prayers.
Another 57 victims were wounded, some of them critically, by the blast which caused part of the mosque to collapse.
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