40 killed, 80 injured in Rawalpindi mosque suicide attack
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Dec 5, IRNA -- At least 40 people martyred and more than 80 injured when suicide bombers stormed a packed mosque at Parade Lane in Rawalpindi .
The fire and hand grenade attack in Rawalpindi mosque left 40 people martyred and 83 others injured, RPO Rawalpindi Aslam Tarin said.
A portion of the mosque caved in as a result of the attack.
Search operation continues in the residential area around the mosque where all the buildings are being combed by security forces.
Security forces have seized a car at the site of the incident, which is suspected to have been used for carrying the terrorists to their target point.
Sources say that three of the terrorists were also killed by the security forces.
A large number of people were present inside the mosque when the blasts went off.
Ambulances of 1122 and Pak Army ferried the injured to Military Hospital, CMH and other nearby hospitals.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have strongly condemned the bomb blast in the Rawalpindi mosque.
In his message, the President said the perpetrators of such heinous crime would not be spared.
He expressed condolence over the loss of innocent lives and said the government was committed to root out terrorism from the country. In a separate message, the prime minister said terrorists and extremists were the country’s biggest enemies and every effort would be made to eradicate them at all cost.
He directed the concerned authorities to investigate the matter and asked the medical staff to ensure better treatment of the injured.
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End News / IRNA / News Code 825556
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