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This is an archive article published on August 20, 2011

53 killed after teen suicide bomber strikes Pak mosque

At least 53 people were killed and 123 injured when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers.

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At least 53 people were killed and 123 injured when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers on the third Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramzan in Pakistans restive tribal belt,the deadliest attack in the country in three months.

The attack,which targeted the Jamia Masjid in Jamrud area of Khyber tribal agency,25 km from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces capital Peshawar,took place as people were leaving after Friday prayers.

Quoting locals and sources from social welfare organsation Edhi Foundation,the Express Tribune reported that 53 bodies had been recovered from the mosque.

About 103 of the 123 injured were taken to hospitals in Jamrud and nearby Peshawar city.

Thirty three people were killed instantly by the powerful blast,officials told the media and described the condition of 20 of the injured as serious.

Witnesses and officials told the media that the attack was carried out by a bomber aged about 15 or 16 years. Over 300 people were present in the mosque at the time of the blast.

A portion of the mosque collapsed and its walls developed large cracks due to the blast. Locals residents dug through the rubble with their hands to pull out the dead and the injured.

 

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