Suicide Car Bomb Kills 16 at Pakistan Mosque
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 16 at Pakistan Mosque
The News
A suicide attacker drove an explosives-laden car into a police facility in northwest Pakistan on Friday while people were praying at a mosque inside, killing at least 16 people, police said.
Five of the dead were police personnel, according to Reuters. Al Jazeera reported at least 15 killed and 50 injured.
A senior police official told the BBC that the vehicle, loaded with explosives, rammed into the mosque building during Friday prayers.
Timeline
A car packed with explosives is driven into a police facility in northwestern Pakistan as worshippers pray at a mosque inside the compound, police said.
Officials initially put the toll at at least seven dead and more than 30 wounded in a bombing at a mosque near a building housing police offices, The Associated Press report carried by WPXI said.
The count rises. The BBC and Reuters report at least 16 killed, including five police personnel. Al Jazeera reports at least 15 dead and 50 injured.
Reactions
The accounts so far come from police. Officials told Reuters the attacker rammed the explosives-laden car into the police facility as people prayed in the mosque inside, and a senior police official gave the BBC the same account of a vehicle driven into the mosque building during Friday prayers.
None of the initial reports carried a claim of responsibility for the attack.
What's Next
Casualty figures are still moving. The toll reported by news organizations climbed from at least seven to at least 16 within hours, and Al Jazeera described its account as a breaking news story with 50 people injured — a number that can push the death toll higher.
Expect Pakistani police to identify the attacker and the facility, and to say whether any group claims the bombing.
More
Coverage varies on the exact toll: Reuters and the BBC report at least 16 killed, Al Jazeera at least 15 killed and 50 wounded, and earlier wire copy carried by WPXI at least seven killed and more than 30 wounded. The Frank will update as police confirm figures.
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