A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on Monday killed and wounded worshippers, hospital officials said.
“We have received dead bodies. It’s an emergency situation,” said Muhammad Asim Khan, a spokesman for the main hospital in Peshawar, adding that at least 39 wounded had so far arrived at the facility.
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