12 killed in a blast near a mosque in Pakistan

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A powerful bomb went off near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive northwest today, killing 12 people and injuring 20 more, a police official said.

The blast occurred when people were leaving the mosque at Pat Bazar in Hangu town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

The bomb went off shortly after Friday prayers had ended.

Hangu district police chief Mian Mohammad Saeed told reporters that an improvised-explosive device had been planted near the mosque.

“12 people were killed and 20 others were injured,” Mr Saeed said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Hangu has witnessed several terror attacks in the past few years.