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pakistan,Suicide attack killed more than 49 persons and injured above 80 seriously injured in a masjid.

Khyber : Pakistan | 5 months ago  
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Dir suicide bomb blast,kills more than 30.

At least 49 persons killed and more than 80 injured in a sucide bomb attack in Hayagai area of Distt Dir. The local officials said that a suicide bomber blown himself when he was tried to be stopped before entering into the masjid. They added that the target of the bomber were the people who were offering the holly friday's prayer inside the masjid in Hayagai area of DIR the district of NWFP.The eye witnesses said that, the local police and people are collecting the dead bodies and also rushing the injured ones to the Sheringal and upper Dir hospitals. A local journalist said that the suicide bomber's body parts recovered from the spot and he is look like to be the local person. Later on his body parts were sent for further investigation.he added that the masjid(mosque) is completely destroyed. while the shops and buildings in the locality also damaged in the blast. It is to be mentioned that on 27 march 2009, a suicide attacker killed at least 62 persons including security personnels and left more than 170 injured in masjid(mosque) at Jamrud area of Khyber agency.

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