Baku – APA. Unidentified militants attacked a mosque in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 22 worshippers and injuring at least 60 others, police said, APA reports citing NDTV.
The mosque was targeted in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Police said a group of armed men broke into the mosque, where people were attending Friday prayers, and opened fire, following which three explosions were heard inside the building.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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