Worshipers Killed in Peshawar Mosque Attack
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - An attack on a Shiite mosque in Peshawar killed at least 19 people and injured more than 50 others, hospital sources said.
The gunmen who attacked the mosque were wearing uniforms of security forces, officials said on Friday.
Senior police official Rana Umer Hayat said several gunmen threw grenades before storming the Imamia mosque in Peshawar, the main city in Pakistan's restive northwest, around the time of Friday prayers.
Reporting from Islamabad, Al Jazeera said the police and military forces that surrounded the area have now cleared the area, and are combing nearby areas for any attackers that may have escaped.
