A powerful bomb blast ripped through a packed mosque in northwestern Pakistan Monday, killing at least 61 worshippers and injuring more than 150 others.
The afternoon attack in central Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was carried out by a suicide bomber, according to police.
A senior police official in Peshawar confirmed the number of those killed to VOA and said he feared the death toll would rise as there are still worshippers unaccounted for and bodies unidentified.
A top security official, Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah Khan, said two survivors were found in the rubble.
The mosque was frequented by security and government officials, and the victims were mostly members of the provincial police force.
No one immediately took responsibility for the deadly bombing.
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