10 killed as blast rips through Pak mosque

Fazal Diyan,a witness,told Geo News channel that the blast occurred just after the prayers ended. The blast occurred within the mosque, he said. He estimated that over 1,000 people were present in the shrine. No group claimed responsibility for the blast. Reports said the blast was caused by a remote controlled bomb hidden in a cupboard within the mosque.

Footage on television showed caps and shoes strewn within the mosque. Windows were blown out by the blast,which also caused extensive damage to the walls of the mosque.

Witnesses said many worshippers were hit by shrapnel. They added that there was almost no security at the shrine complex. The Pakistani Taliban are opposed to the practice of worshipping at Sufi shrines and consider it un-Islamic.

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for several recent attacks on Sufi shrines.