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| Pakistan bomb: '15 die' in Hangu mosque attack | |
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| At least 15 people have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack outside a mosque in the north-western Pakistani town of Hangu, media reports say. | |
| The attack took place as worshippers were coming out after Friday prayers. | The attack took place as worshippers were coming out after Friday prayers. |
| The town of Hangu is close to Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal regions, which have a strong Taliban and al-Qaeda presence. | The town of Hangu is close to Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal regions, which have a strong Taliban and al-Qaeda presence. |
| It has seen Taliban violence and attacks on minority Shias. It is not clear if the mosque was Sunni or Shia. | It has seen Taliban violence and attacks on minority Shias. It is not clear if the mosque was Sunni or Shia. |
| No group has yet said it carried out the attack. | No group has yet said it carried out the attack. |
| Local police chief Mian Mohammad Saeed said the bomb was placed at one of the exits of the town's central mosque leading to the Pat Bazaar. | |
| Security forces have cordoned off the area, and the injured have been taken to a local hospital. |