Hangu: 2 explosions during Friday prayers, 4 worshipers martyred, 12 injured

There were about 30 to 40 worshipers inside the mosque, SHO

Hangu Blast 

2 explosions occurred inside the mosque in Doaba police station in Hangu. In which 4 worshipers were martyred and 12 were injured.


SHO Hangu says that the explosion took place during Friday prayers, there were about 30 to 40 worshipers inside the mosque. The roof of the mosque collapsed due to the explosion. People are being rescued from the wreckage through rescue operations. The hurt people were taken to a local hospital.


Deputy Commissioner Fazal Akbar says that 2 explosions occurred during prayers in the mosque of Doaba police station, the first explosion occurred at the gate of the mosque, due to which people came out.


Due to this, the number of martyrs is less, so far 3 people are martyred and 12 injured, rescue operation is going on to find more people from the debris. In all the hospitals in the district, an emergency has been declared.


The number of martyrs in the Mustang blast has exceeded 45


Earlier, there was an explosion near Madina Mosque in Balochistan's Mastung district, in which 45 people were martyred and 70 were injured. Rescue teams reached the scene and started relief operations.


The district administration says that DSP Nawaz Gushkuri is also among the dead. The DSP was watching the procession arrangements.


More than 40 people were injured in the explosion, the injured are being shifted to Istpal. Emergency has been declared in the hospitals as well. The police say that the explosion happened before the procession was recovered.