Friday, 19 August 2011

19/8/11 - Dozens killed in attack at Pakistani mosque





Thirty-four people were killed and 100 wounded in a blast during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a government official said.

The mosque had about 300 people when the blast went off, officials said.

One worshipper said the blast was so loud, he passed out.

"When I stood up, I saw dead bodies and injured people everywhere," Hikmat Ullah Afridi said.

Officials were still trying to get more information on the blast in the village of Ghondi, said Mutahir Zaib, a senior government official of Khyber Agency.

Khyber Agency is a one of the seven districts of the tribal region in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan. (source) 

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