At least five people, including JUI-S leader Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed and 20 injured when a suicide blast ripped through the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, according to officials.
The blast tore through the main prayer hall of the madressah as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, KP Police Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed confirmed to Dawn.com. “It was a suicide blast. Three policemen were also injured in the attack,” Hameed said.
A statement from the Directorate of Public Relations KP Police said that the blast occurred at 2pm, adding that police and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the site of the incident.
According to a Rescue 1122 statement issued after 5pm, five people were killed in the attack, while at least 20 were injured.
While speaking to Samaa TV earlier, the KP IG said it appeared Haqqani was the target of the suicide blast.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Taken from Dawn News