At least 57 dead and several injured in Peshawar’s mosque blast

At least 57 people have lost their lives and more than 190 have been injured in an explosion that took place during Jumma (Friday) prayers at a mosque in Peshawar’s Kocha Risaldar, one of the densely populated areas in the city.

At least 30 killed and more than 50 injured, the spokesperson for the Lady Hospital says. Police say they were two suicide attackers, one exploded after being intercepted by police on the guards. The other is missing. But these are initial estimates. https://t.co/V7Y8niAU2T

— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) March 4, 2022

The injured have been moved to the Lady Reading Hospital. Police teams are at the site of the explosion and have sealed off the area.

According to Capital City Police Peshawar, policemen on duty were shot at by the attackers.

قصہ خوانی بازار کے کوچہ رسالدار شیعہ جامع مسجد میں دو حملہ آور نے گھسنے کی کوشش کی

ڈیوٹی پر موجود پولیس اہلکاروں پر فائرنگ ہوئی ہے

فائرنگ سے ایک پولیس جوان شہید جبکہ دوسرا زخمی ہوا ہے جس کی حالت تشویشناک ہے

پولیس ٹیم پر حملہ کے بعد جامع مسجد میں دھماکہ ہوا ہے

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— Capital City Police Peshawar (@PeshawarCCPO) March 4, 2022

Officials are yet to confirm the nature of the explosion.

This is a developing story.