Deadly suicide blast rips through Pakistan mosque

A suicide blast tore through a crowded mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding at least 30 more, officials said. The bombing happened in Mohmand Agency, one of the seven semi-autonomous Pakistani districts on the Afghan border. A spokesman for a splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban contacted VOA and took […]

A suicide blast tore through a crowded mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding at least 30 more, officials said.
The bombing happened in Mohmand Agency, one of the seven semi-autonomous Pakistani districts on the Afghan border.
A spokesman for a splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban contacted VOA and took responsibility for the blast. The Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA) faction said the bomber targeted the mosque because members of a pro-government tribal militia, named the Peace Committee, were among the worshippers.
Pakistani officials allege the terrorist group operates out of Afghan border areas and receives support from the intelligence agency of the neighboring country, charges Kabul denies.