At least four people, including JUI-S leader Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed and 20 others injured in a blast inside a seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, says a media report.
The blast took place inside the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, Dawn reported.
According to the report, the blast tore through the main prayer hall of the seminary as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers.
Dawn quoted KP Police Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed as saying: “It was a suicide blast. Three policemen were also injured in the attack.”
The KP government declared an emergency in all hospitals and health facilities across Peshawar, about 70km away from Nowshera by road.
KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur ordered an immediate report on the incident and directed officials to “provide the best medical facilities” to the wounded.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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