At least 58 killed in suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan

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A suicide bombing at a mosque during Friday prayers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 58 people and injured nearly 200, hospital officials said. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement, which would make it one of the biggest attacks carried out by the group inside Pakistan. An armed man, who arrived near the mosque on a motorcycle, opened fire when he was stopped by police, before forcing his way into a crowded hall and detonating his suicide vest, senior police official Haroon Rasheed said. The attacker first shot at the police guards a…

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