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Inquiry launched into how suicide bomber accessed Peshawar mosque

A view of damage from the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - JANUARY 31: A view of damage of Monday's suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The death toll from the suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar has risen to 100, with police announcing the completion of an intense rescue operation. (Photo by Hussain Ali/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Source: Getty / Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Officials have launched an investigation into the suicide bombing of a mosque in northern Pakistan that has so far claimed 100 lives.


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By Deborah Groarke

Source: SBS News


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Officials have launched an investigation into the suicide bombing of a mosque in northern Pakistan that has so far claimed 100 lives.


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