One day after the deadly mosque attack in Pakistan claimed by Daesh affiliate, officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the brains behind this. the attack killed 63 people and nearly 200 injured.
Daesh said in a statement that the sole suicide bomber was from neighboring Afghanistan. He shot two policemen who were guarding the Shia Muslim mosque in northwest of Peshawar before going inside and detonating son device, it said. the attack took place as worshipers kneeled in Friday prayer. The subsidiary of Daesh, known as Daesh in Khorasan Province, a son seat in eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, who fought the Daesh terrorist group sentenced the attack. Daesh turned out to be the biggest menace for the safety of the Taliban since it invaded power last August.
“We condemn the bombings of A mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. There’s no justification for attacking civilians and worshipers,” Taliban deputy minister said. for culture and information Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted. He refused to comment on Daesh’s claim that the suicide bomber was an Afghan.
the death the toll is likely to risesaid Asim Khan, spokesman for Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. At least four of 38 patients still hospitalized are in critical state, he said.
Late Friday night and early Saturday, the Pakistanis buried their dead under high security, with sniffer dogs deployed. The police transported out body research of mourners, who were then excavated second time by security provided by Pakistani Shia community.
Hundreds of mourners crying and beating their chests attended funeral prayers for 13 victims Friday evening and for again 11 on Saturday at the Kohati gate of Peshawar. The coffins were covered with stays, some with Koranic proverbs. they lined up up on open ground, made bare visible light bulbs.
“They were human beings and worshipers inside the mosque, and they were brutally killed at a time when they were busy praying to God,” Hayat Khan told The Associated Press late Friday night as he buried a parent.
A of the police men who was shot outside The Kucha Risaldar Mosque died immediately and the second later died of his injuries, police officials said.
Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a statement that three investigation teams were created to study forensic evidence and CCTV footage to track down the attackthe organizers.
In CCTV footage seen by The Associated Press, the lone assailant concealed his bomb under a grand black shawl. The images showed the suicide bomber moving quickly up an arrow street towards the entrance of the mosque. He shot at the police guarding the mosque before going inside.
Within seconds there is a powerful explosion and the camera the lens is obscured with dust and debris. the roughly made device was packed with ball bearings, a deadly method of build a bomb to inflict maximum carnage because it pulverizes deadly projectiles over a grand area. the ball bearings caused the top death toll, said Moazzam Jah Ansari, the senior police official official for Province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, of which Peshawar is the capital.
Immediately after the bombing, Pakistan’s Shia minority castigated the government for lax security features requiring greater attention to their safety.
Friday attack in The congested old town of Peshawar city was the worst in years in Pakistan. The country has seen new militant attacks after several years of relative calm that followed military operations against militant hideouts in border regions with Afghanistan.
Most of the attacks were carried out out by the Pakistani Taliban since last August, when the Afghan Taliban invaded power and America completed its 20-year participation in Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban are not linked to the new Afghan leaders. However, they hide out in Afghanistan and despite Pakistan’s repeated request to hand them over, none have yet been found and expelled.
Daesh-K is a enemy of the Afghan Taliban and led out successful operations against them since their arrival power last year. Pakistani security officials have insisted that Daesh has little presence in Pakistan, however in their statement claiming responsibility for mosque attackDaesh swore to wear out more attacks in both in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“Daesh fighters constantly target Shiites living in Pakistan and Afghanistan despite the intense security measures adopted by the Taliban militia and the Pakistani police to secure Shia places and prayer centers,” said the Daesh statement released on son Amaq News Agency website.
One day after the deadly mosque attack in Pakistan claimed by Daesh affiliate, officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the brains behind this. the attack killed 63 people and nearly 200 injured.
Daesh said in a statement that the sole suicide bomber was from neighboring Afghanistan. He shot two policemen who were guarding the Shia Muslim mosque in northwest of Peshawar before going inside and detonating son device, it said. the attack took place as worshipers kneeled in Friday prayer. The subsidiary of Daesh, known as Daesh in Khorasan Province, a son seat in eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, who fought the Daesh terrorist group sentenced the attack. Daesh turned out to be the biggest menace for the safety of the Taliban since it invaded power last August.
“We condemn the bombings of A mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. There’s no justification for attacking civilians and worshipers,” Taliban deputy minister said. for culture and information Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted. He refused to comment on Daesh’s claim that the suicide bomber was an Afghan.
the death the toll is likely to risesaid Asim Khan, spokesman for Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. At least four of 38 patients still hospitalized are in critical state, he said.
Late Friday night and early Saturday, the Pakistanis buried their dead under high security, with sniffer dogs deployed. The police transported out body research of mourners, who were then excavated second time by security provided by Pakistani Shia community.
Hundreds of mourners crying and beating their chests attended funeral prayers for 13 victims Friday evening and for again 11 on Saturday at the Kohati gate of Peshawar. The coffins were covered with stays, some with Koranic proverbs. they lined up up on open ground, made bare visible light bulbs.
“They were human beings and worshipers inside the mosque, and they were brutally killed at a time when they were busy praying to God,” Hayat Khan told The Associated Press late Friday night as he buried a parent.
A of the police men who was shot outside The Kucha Risaldar Mosque died immediately and the second later died of his injuries, police officials said.
Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a statement that three investigation teams were created to study forensic evidence and CCTV footage to track down the attackthe organizers.
In CCTV footage seen by The Associated Press, the lone assailant concealed his bomb under a grand black shawl. The images showed the suicide bomber moving quickly up an arrow street towards the entrance of the mosque. He shot at the police guarding the mosque before going inside.
Within seconds there is a powerful explosion and the camera the lens is obscured with dust and debris. the roughly made device was packed with ball bearings, a deadly method of build a bomb to inflict maximum carnage because it pulverizes deadly projectiles over a grand area. the ball bearings caused the top death toll, said Moazzam Jah Ansari, the senior police official official for Province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, of which Peshawar is the capital.
Immediately after the bombing, Pakistan’s Shia minority castigated the government for lax security features requiring greater attention to their safety.
Friday attack in The congested old town of Peshawar city was the worst in years in Pakistan. The country has seen new militant attacks after several years of relative calm that followed military operations against militant hideouts in border regions with Afghanistan.
Most of the attacks were carried out out by the Pakistani Taliban since last August, when the Afghan Taliban invaded power and America completed its 20-year participation in Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban are not linked to the new Afghan leaders. However, they hide out in Afghanistan and despite Pakistan’s repeated request to hand them over, none have yet been found and expelled.
Daesh-K is a enemy of the Afghan Taliban and led out successful operations against them since their arrival power last year. Pakistani security officials have insisted that Daesh has little presence in Pakistan, however in their statement claiming responsibility for mosque attackDaesh swore to wear out more attacks in both in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“Daesh fighters constantly target Shiites living in Pakistan and Afghanistan despite the intense security measures adopted by the Taliban militia and the Pakistani police to secure Shia places and prayer centers,” said the Daesh statement released on son Amaq News Agency website.