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January 30, 2023

Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens, Wounds 150 in Attack on Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
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In Pakistan, at least 34 people were killed and 150 others wounded after
a suicide bomber attacked a mosque earlier today in the city of
Peshawar. Part of the building collapsed as the bomb ripped through the
mosque during noon prayers; authorities fear people may still be trapped
in the rubble. The mosque is located inside a high-security compound
that includes government buildings, the city's police headquarters and
counterterrorism department. This comes after government forces and the
Pakistani Taliban ended their ceasefire in November. No one has claimed
responsibility for the attack, which was the worst since last March,
when a suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim mosque killed at least 58
people. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for that attack.


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