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The death toll of yesterday's attack on a mosque in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan reached 83 people

31 Jan 2023 - 11:16

The AFP news agency, quoting Pakistani health authorities, has reported that the death toll from the attack on a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reached 83 people and 150 others have been injured in the incident.


Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: The AFP news agency, citing Pakistani officials, reported that the number of people killed in yesterday's attack on worshipers in a mosque in the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has reached 83.
 
It is stated in the report that 150 other people were wounded in this attack, and most of the victims and wounded of this terrorist attack were Pakistani soldiers.
 
According to local Pakistani sources, the suicide bomber was in the second row of the mosque worshipers, where a large number of police officers and employees were praying.
 
The intensity of this explosion was so intense that a part of the roof and wall of the mosque collapsed and a number of worshipers were buried under the rubble.
 
This is while the government of Pakistan has announced today as a public member in the state of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 
At the same time, Pakistani authorities claim that the shelters of the Pakistani Taliban are in the territory of Afghanistan and that these attacks are always planned and organized from the territory of Afghanistan; But the Islamic Emirate has always assured that Afghanistan's soil will not be used against any country.
 
It should be noted that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or "TTP" has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack on worshipers in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.
 


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