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Suicide bomber kills at least 16 people in Pakistan mosque

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PESHAWAR- A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at a Pakistan mosque in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan, a regional official said.

 

"The suicide bomber was in crowded mosque, he shouted 'Allahu Akbar', and then there was a huge blast," Naveed Akbar, deputy administrator of Mohmand agency, told Reuters.

 

Another regional official confirmed the blast and said at least 24 people were wounded.

 

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