Suicide attack on Peshawar mosque during Friday prayers kills 30 worshippers, injures over 50

PESHAWAR: At least 30 worshipers have lost their lives and more than 50 have been injured in a suicide bomb attack during Friday prayers at a mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar in the Kocha Risaldar area of Peshawar on Friday, police and rescue workers told Media.

The rescue teams are rushing the injured to Lady Reading Hospital, while residents and people of the neighbourhood are also helping in transporting the injured on their motorcycles and cars.

Police and security teams have cordoned off the area and started to collect evidence.

The condition of 10 injured people is critical, says the spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital.