More than 20 people were killed in a suspected attack on a mosque in Pakistan on Monday. Authorities assume a suicide attack. At first, no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
A police spokesman told the German Press Agency that at least 22 people had died. The explosion happened during midday prayers in the major city of Peshawar in the north-west of the country in a high-security zone. There are many police buildings in the area. Authorities assume a suicide attack.
At first, no one claimed responsibility for the attack. About two million people live in Peshawar. In Pakistan, the vast majority of the population of more than 230 million people is Muslim.
