Bomb Wounds 5 in Mosque in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A bomb exploded inside a Shiite Muslim mosque Monday in the northwestern Pakistan city of Bannu, wounding five people, two seriously, police said.
The bomb went off as people were arriving in the mosque for a gathering in connection with the Shiite mourning festival of Ashoura, said Sadullah Khan, a Bannu police officer.
Dozens of people were inside the mosque as the blast happened, and two of the five wounded were in serious condition, Khan said.
Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-01-29 |