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Abid Hussain

EXPLAINED: Pakistan mosque blast security breach or negligence - The Real Truth

A policeman stands guard at a mosque damaged in a January 30, 2023, suicide blast inside police headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan [Abdul Majeed/AFP]

A suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar has brought attention to the precarious security situation in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border.

The blast on Monday targeted worshippers during the afternoon prayer at a mosque inside the northwestern city’s highly fortified police compound. The attack killed at least 101 people, most of them policemen.

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