Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21
A coordinated militant attack involving a vehicle bomb and gunmen at a mosque near police offices in Kohat, Pakistan, has resulted in at least 21 deaths. The assault targeted security forces and is part of an ongoing surge in violence near the Afghan border.
Why it matters
The attack highlights the persistent security challenges and the escalation of militant violence in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and wounded were police officers attending prayers at the mosque.
The coordinated assault was the latest in a surge of militant violence near the border with Afghanistan where Pakistani Taliban militants have increasingly targeted police and other security forces as the government intensifies operations against them.
The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. An attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the mosque, said Zulfiqar Hameed, the provincial police chief.
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