The number of victims of the explosion in Pakistan has increased

Pakistani authorities reported that the death toll from the explosion at a mosque in the city of Peshawar is rising.

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According to Pakistani media, at least 100 people were killed and around 200 were injured as a result of the explosion at the mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on January 30. Rescue operations to retrieve people from the rubble of the mosque are ongoing.

On January 30 at 1:30 PM local time, a suicide bomber detonated himself in the front row of worshippers inside the mosque in Peshawar, the administrative center of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The explosion was so powerful that the roof and half of the wall collapsed onto the worshippers.

The mosque is located in a fenced and guarded area of the city, which also houses the police headquarters, intelligence bureau, and counter-terrorism office. Therefore, the investigation is looking into how the bomber was able to gain access to the site.

Initially, it was reported that 36 people were killed and 150 were injured. The death toll is continuously rising. Most of the victims are police officers and security personnel.

Most world leaders, including the President of Tajikistan, condemned the attack.

The explosion was claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (Group of the Free), which announced that it was an act of revenge for the group’s leader.