Bombing at Mosque Near Police Offices in Pakistan Kills at Least 7 and Wounds More than 30
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, an attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque near the Old Police Lines in Kohat, killing 16 people, including five police personnel, and wounding over 50 others, Provincial Police Chief Zulfiqar Hameed said.
- Violence has surged across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan -affiliated militants clash with security forces, who killed 10 suspected militants in raids between Tuesday and Thursday.
- Rescue 1122 personnel and residents worked to pull survivors from rubble after the mosque's roof collapsed, while security forces cordoned off the area and launched search operations.
- District Headquarters Hospital authorities declared an emergency to handle the influx of victims, as doctors confirmed some wounded were in critical condition and the blast damaged nearby homes and shops.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, vowing that eliminating foreign-sponsored terrorists is "essential for national security," while directing authorities to expedite relief efforts.
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In Pakistan, at least fifteen people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque located on the grounds of a police facility. More than fifty people were also injured, police said. The attack took place during Friday prayers in Kohat in the north of the country, not far from the border with Afghanistan. A vehicle loaded with explosives drove into the complex, a police chief told the AP news agency. According to the police, two armed men then a…
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 16 people and wounding 57, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security forces targeting militants. The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, when an attacker apparently rammed an explosives-l…
Suicide attack kills 16 near mosque in northwest Pakistan police compound
At least 16 people were killed and 57 wounded after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a police facility in northwest Pakistan on Friday as officers and their families were praying in a mosque inside, officials said. Five police officers were among the dead after the vehicle smashed into the outer wall and […]
Pakistan suicide attack: 16 killed, including 5 police personnel, as explosives-laden vehicle hits Kohat police facility
A suicide attack in Kohat killed at least 16, including five police personnel, during Friday prayers. The attacker used an explosives-laden vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility, while Pakistan's leaders expressed grief and called for medical assistance for the injured.
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