PESHAWAR, KOMPAS.com – Several suspects have been arrested in connection with Monday’s (30/1/2023) suicide bombing at a mosque in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
The bomb killed more than 100 people, according to local authorities.
More arrests will be made after a major police investigation into the attack which injured 217 others, said Peshawar Police Chief Mohammad Aijaz Khan.
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As reported by CNNauthorities are also investigating how the attacker entered the mosque, Khan added.
The family living in the police compound where the mosque is located is being questioned.
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Police cannot rule out that the attacker may have been assisted by an insider.
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