The death toll from this Monday’s attack on a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has risen to at least 61, a hospital spokesman said.
“At the moment, we have found 61 corpses, 60 wounded are receiving medical care. Dozens of other wounded were taken to other hospitals in the city,” said Muhammad Assim Khan, a spokesman for the Lady Reading Peshawar Hospital in northwest Peshawar. , Pakistan.
The suicide attack, for which the Pakistani Taliban have already claimed responsibility, killed mostly police officers, according to Pakistani authorities, as the religious site is located in an urban complex that also houses the city’s police headquarters.
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