Two Afghan refugees have been picked up for questioning in the Charsadda mosque blast that killed and injured scores of people, AFP quoted security officials as saying on Sunday.They said the men, one of them a student at a madrassa as well as being a local prayer leader, were held in addition to the “several” suspects detained earlier in connection with the attack. Former federal minister Aftab Sherpao was an apparent target in the attack.
The ministerÂ’s son, Mustafa Sherpao, was injured in the suicide blast. The suicide attackÂ’s toll has risen to 60 and more than 200 injured, Online reported. Sherpao told a press conference at his home that the bomber might have entered the mosque earlier and had hidden himself in the ablution area, according to a Daily Times report.
No link: To a question about a possible link between attempts on his life and the unrest in the Tribal Areas, he said those involved in the attacks must know that there was no link between the Interior Ministry and the Tribal Areas.