Blast outside Hangu mosque kills 22 Shia worshipers

At least 22 Shiite Muslims have been martyred and several others injured in a suicide blast of American-Saudi funded Taliban terrorists outside a Shia mosque in Pat Bazaar of District Hangu.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, the blast took place near a Shia mosque Faiz-ullah in Pat Bazaar district Hangu when worshippers were leaving the mosque following Friday prayers.
Security forces reached the blast site and cordoned off the area while rescue teams are shifting the injured to the hospital.
District Police officer (DPO) Dr Muhammed Saeed confirmed that 19 people had been martyred in the blast and at least 35 others injured.
“There is some evidence that the blast might be a suicide attack but they (authorities) are still probing to determine the exact nature of the explosion,” Saeed told media persons.