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Three killed in bombing at second Pakistani mosque

Other News Materials 5 November 2010 19:58 (UTC +04:00)
Attackers hurled hand grenades into a mosque on Friday in north-western Pakistan, killing at least three worshippers and injuring more than 18, government officials said, DPA reports.
Three killed in bombing at second Pakistani mosque

Attackers hurled hand grenades into a mosque on Friday in north-western Pakistan, killing at least three worshippers and injuring more than 18, government officials said, DPA reports.

The attack came hours after a suicide bombing killed 45 people in a suicide attack at another mosque in the same region.

The second strike took place in Badabir, a suburb of Peshawar, the capital of the north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

"The attackers hurled three hand grenades when people were offering Isha prayer (evening prayer). Around 60 to 70 people were inside the mosque," said Ijaz Khan, a senior police official.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the first mosque attack.

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