31 Jan 2023

At least 47 killed in Pakistani mosque blast

From Morning Report, 6:20 am on 31 January 2023

At least 47 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a suspected suicide bomb attack at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.

The blast struck as hundreds of worshippers were praying in the mosque, which is situated near a police compound.

Peshawar sits close to the country's border with Afghanistan, an area frequently targeted by militant attacks.

WION News journalist Anas Mallick spoke to Corin Dann from Peshawar.