Suicide attack at Rawalpindi imambargah Shia mosque kills 8, injures 16
RAWALPINDI: A powerful blast rattled an imambargah in a densely populated area of Rawalpindi on Friday, killing at least eight people and injuring at least 16 others.
DawnNews reported that the blast took place outside Imambargah Aun Mohammad Rizvi in Chatian Hatian area of Rawalpindi, also damaging the building. An Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) congregation was being observed at the imambargah at the time of the blast.
Police officer Raja Abdul Rasheed told AP that the explosion targeted the mosque affiliated with Shia Muslims.
Rasheed said the explosion also wounded 16 people. He said authorities believe the bomber tried to go into the imambargah. When he was stopped at the entrance, he blew himself up outside.
“The nature of explosion is immediately unclear but it may be a suicide attack,” Muhammad Salim, a local police official, told AFP. ...
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