Bomb exploded at the Islamic boarding school While the cleric was lecturing, 7 students were reported killed

PESHAWAR, KOMPAS TV – An attack good against a boarding school on the edge of town Peshawar Pakistan Tuesday (27/10/2020) killed 7 students and injured at least 70 others, it was reported Associated Press citing local police officials.

Attack good it happened when a prominent local cleric, Rahimullah Haqqani, was lecturing in front of about 500 students boarding school Jamiah Zubairia.

Local police office, Waqar Azim as reported by the AP said, preliminary research shows good exploded just minutes after someone left the bag on boarding school the.

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TV footage showed the pesantren hall being torn apart by a bomb blast.

Apart from killing 7 santri, several students were recorded in critical condition with the hospital concerned that the number of santri killed could increase.

Apart from killing the students, the authorities in Peshawar reported that a number of religious teachers and pesantren staff were seriously injured in the attack.

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