Pakistan: 32 killed, 147 injured in suicide blast at mosque in Peshawar

The death toll in the Peshawar mosque blast has climbed to 32. Nearly 147 have been injured in a powerful suicide blast that ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday. The blast occurred during the afternoon prayers near the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when a suicide attacker blew himself up. 

Among the injured were mostly policemen, security and health officials said. A police official said that a portion of the building collapsed and several people were believed to be under it.

Hospital officials earlier said that 17 people were killed and 95 others injured in the blast. There were mostly policemen among the injured, said the eyewitness. The injured are being shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, the officials said.

Hospital sources said 13 of those injured were in critical condition. An emergency has been declared in the hospitals of Peshawar. The hospital has appealed to citizens to donate blood for the victims.

(With inputs from PTI)

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