Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Mosque Kills 50
- BBC Internasional.
Pakistan – More than 50 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bomb in Pakistan on Friday, according to the local police.
The blast happened near a mosque in the south-western Balochistan province as people gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
Officials in Balochistan have declared a state of emergency. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, at least five people died in a separate blast at a mosque near Peshawar City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Footage from the scene in the Baloch city of Mastung showed injured people being rescued by emergency responders and locals.
"Bodies were lying on top of one another," said Saifullah, a local journalist in his 40s.
"The crowd was waiting for a (celebratory)procession to begin. I was standing nearby when the bomb went off," he said, adding that 10 to 12 of his relatives died.
Sarfaraz Ahmed Sasoli, in his 20s, was part of security for the procession. He said the suicide bomber approached the area while religious leaders were gathering.
"My elder and younger brothers were injured, along with my friends. Everyone from our area has a brother, father or son injured," Sasoli said.
Local hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of casualties and local authorities appealed on social media for blood donations.
Balochistan's police chief Abdul Khaliq Sheikh confirmed the explosion was a suicide blast. He said a senior police officer was killed while trying to stop the attacker.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said the blast was a "very heinous act" and condemned what he called "terrorist attacks" in both areas.
A Pakistani soldier stands guard as rescuers search through the debris at the blast site in Hangu.
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In Hangu, the army sealed the blast site as rescuers combed through the debris. Meanwhile a spokesman for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said that two suicide bombers and a vehicle full of explosives had been intercepted.
One of the bombers had been "neutralised on the gate" when he tried to enter the mosque, located in a police complex in the town of Hangu, he said.
At least five people were killed but but police said several people could be trapped under rubble after the roof collapsed.
Bordering Afghanistan and Iran, Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province and has frequently been hit by armed fighters including the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or the Pakistani Taliban, and the Islamic State group.
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