Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 05 Mar 2022, 05:09 am Print
Peshawar Mosque Blast Image: UNi/Xinhua
Peshawar: The death toll due to the blast at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city has now touched 62 media reports said on Saturday.
The death toll spiked after five more injured people died.
On Friday, 57 people, including a policeman, lost their lives and 194 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated himself inside the mosque located in Peshawar's old city neighbourhood, Dawn News reported.
In a statement issued today, LRH spokesperson Muhammad Asim told Dawn News 37 of those injured are admitted to the hospital, of whom five are in the intensive care unit (ICU) in critical condition.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police and investigation agencies have identified those involved in the attack.
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