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At least 30 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, according to local officials.
An emergency was declared at the city's hospitals after the blast at a Shiite mosque in the Tarlai area of the capital. The district administration spokesman said on X that the number of injured had reached 169.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear, however reports have suggested it was carried out by a suicide bomber.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the incident, expressing "deep grief".
Islamabad's deputy commissioner Irfan Memon said on X that the death toll had risen to 31, while a police source told news agency AFP that the numbers were "expected to rise further".
One AFP photographer said they saw dozens of people arriving at hospital.
An emergency was declared at the city's hospitals after the blast at a Shiite mosque in the Tarlai area of the capital. The district administration spokesman said on X that the number of injured had reached 169.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear, however reports have suggested it was carried out by a suicide bomber.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the incident, expressing "deep grief".
Islamabad's deputy commissioner Irfan Memon said on X that the death toll had risen to 31, while a police source told news agency AFP that the numbers were "expected to rise further".
One AFP photographer said they saw dozens of people arriving at hospital.
