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| Second explosion in mosque in N.Pakistan kills 3, wounds several |
| 2010-11-06 |
| (KUNA) -- At least three people were reportedly killed and several others were maimed in an kaboom that destroyed a mosque in a northern Pak city, second since morning, said police. An kaboom went through Salman Khel mosque at the time when a large number of people had gathered to perform Esha (or evening) prayer in Budhbeer area of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa province. Police sources told KUNA that the kaboom could have been a suicide blast. They said at least three people were killed and several others were maimed in the blast. Police cordoned off the site and was conducting investigations. Also, security was put on red alert in the city. This was the second blast that targeted a mosque in northern Pakistain while worshippers were performing their prayers. In the first kaboom that took place in Derra Adamkhel district, in the outskirt of Peshawar, more than 67 people were killed and over 70 others were maimed. |
| Posted by:Fred |