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Bombing in Pakistan kills dozens at Muslim celebration
[FoxNews] At least 52 people were killed in a suicide bombing attack in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, authorities said.

Authorities say a bombing attack in Pakistan killed at least 52 people and injured nearly 70 others near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

A powerful bomb detonated near a mosque at an event celebrating the birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring nearly 70 others, authorities say.

The blast, which authorities said was a suicide bombing, occurred in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province, where around 500 people had gathered for a procession to celebrate the birth anniversary of Muhammad. Muslims hold rallies and distribute free meals to people on the occasion, which is known as Mawlid an-Nabi.

TV footage and social media videos showed the aftermath of the bombing. An open area near the mosque was strewn with the shoes of the dead and wounded. People were seen rushing the injured to receive medical care, and a state of emergency has been declared at local hospitals, which have issued calls for blood donations, the Associated Press reported.

Several of those injured in the blast were taken to the hospital in critical condition, government administrator Atta Ullah said. Abdul Rasheed, the District Health Officer in Mastung, said 30 bodies were taken to one hospital and 22 others were counted at a second hospital.

"The bomber detonated himself near the vehicle of the Deputy Superintendent of Police," Munir Ahmed, the deputy inspector general of police, told Reuters.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes amid a surge in activity by militant groups in Pakistan.

The Pakistan Taliban is known to target security forces, but it distanced itself from the attack.
“Wudn’t us!”
The group, which has carried out some of the bloodiest attacks inside Pakistan since its founding in 2007, claims it does not target places of worship or civilians.
A lie, of course, but of course they would say so.
Another blast Friday hit a mosque located on the premises of a police station in Hangu, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, injuring seven people, a local police officer told the Associated Press.

He said the mud-brick mosque collapsed due to the impact and rescuers were attempting to remove debris and pull worshipers out of the rubble. Police have not yet determined the cause of that blast.

There were around 40 people worshiping inside the mosque, mostly police officers, when the blast went off.


Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-29
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