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Death toll from suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan rises to 83

Death toll from suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan rises to 83

ISLAMABAD: The death toll from Monday’s suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar has risen to 83, with 21 more bodies retrieved from the rubble.“The death toll has now risen to 83, with 57 injured still in hospital,“ Muhammad Asim, a spokesman for Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.Three injured are in serious condition, while nearly 100 have been discharged from the hospital, he added.On Monday, a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up during midday prayers at the mosque within the Police Headquarters in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital of Peshawar.According to city police chief Muhammad Ijaz Khan, the attack was a suicide bombing as police recovered the head of the bomber from the spot.Several people were buried under the debris after most parts of the mosque building collapsed, so the rescue operation continued through the night.The deceased included several senior police officers and t

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