A case has been registered for the twin suicide blasts at Hangu police station mosque. According to details, the FIR of the suicide blasts at Doaba mosque of police station in Hangu has been registered on complaint of the SHO of the police station, in which unknown terrorists have been named. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan, while seeking a report of the explosions, directed the rescue agencies and the district administration for undertaking immediate relief operations. He said officials of the relevant agencies should continue relief activities under their own supervision. CM Azam has delcared emergency at Hangu hospitals and said that timely medical assistance should be provided to the injured of the blast.

At least four worshippers were killed and 12 sustained injuries in explosions inside a mosque in the Doaba police station in Khyber Pakthunkhwa’s Hangu on Friday, according to police. Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Nisar Ahmed confirmed the casualties. Six seriously injured people have been rushed to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). Hangu Deputy Commissioner Fazal Akbar said there were two blasts carried out by suicide attackers in the mosque on Doaba police station premises. An explosion took place at the gate of the police station, while the second inside the mosque, he added.

Talking to Dunya News, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IG Akhtar Hayat Gandapur said it was a suicide attack. He said two suicide attackers reached the mosque in a car. On suspicion, police guards ordered them to stop, he added. IG Gandapur said the attackers opened fire and in an exchange, one of them was killed while two police constables suffered injuries. Most of the worshippers came out of the mosque when they heard the sound of gunfire. In the meantime, the second attacker entered the mosque and detonated explosives, he continued.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)