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| [update] Suicide Bomb Attack at Pakistan Mosque Kills 27 |
| 2026-09-19 |
| [BB] A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, followed by a police gun battle with terrorists at the local police station, killed 27 people and injured dozens more. Six civilians and 15 police officers were reportedly among the dead. The suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives through the entrance of a mosque attached to police headquarters in the city of Kohat, about 45 miles from the border with Afghanistan. The mosque was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers at the time, many of them police officers and their relatives. After the bomb detonated, a squad of terrorist gunmen attacked the police station and were met by gunfire from resisting police officers. Local sources told Al Jazeera News that at least 75 people were injured by the attack, most of them worshippers inside the mosque. In addition to the six civilian and 15 police fatalities, at least six of the attacking terrorists were reportedly killed. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by a group called Ittehadul Mujahideen, which is linked to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari both blamed TTP itself for the attack. “The complete elimination of Fitna-al-Khawarij, and terrorists operating with foreign backing, is essential for national security,” said Zardari, using the Pakistani government’s preferred, and derogatory, name for TTP. |
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