At least 10 people were injured after a blast hit a mosque on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, police and local administration said on Friday, APA reports, citing arabnews.pk.
The blast occurred at the mosque in Tarlai area around the time of Friday prayers, when a large number of Muslims congregate to offer the weekly prayers.
It comes amid a surge in militancy in Pakistan and follows a suicide blast that killed 12 people and injured 36 others outside a district court’s complex in Islamabad in Nov.
The injured persons have been shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, according to the Islamabad district administration.
“The site of the blast has been sealed,” a spokesman for the Islamabad district administration said.
Taqi Jawad, a spokesman for the Islamabad police, said the blast occurred at an imambargah.
“More details will be shared in due course,” he added.
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At least nine people were injured when a bomb blast went off in a mosque in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad on Friday, police officials said, APA reports, citing Xinhua.
