Suicide blast near mosque in Peshawar, 28 dead
At least 28 killed and 150 wounded in mosque blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city: Pakistan Provincial Governor, reports Reuters. An explosion in a mosque killed at 19 worshippers and wounded dozens more in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, a hospital official said, and many of the casualties were police officers who had gathered for daily prayers. The mosque was located close to a police housing block, and there were some 260 people inside when the blast occurred, according to police. "...