Pakistan mosque attack: US condemns
NSC Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement: "The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attack in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan, which has killed as many as 25 and injured many more. "
"This attack against civilians at a mosque during Friday prayers is an appalling reminder that terrorism threatens all countries in the region, and we send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed as well as our thoughts and prayers to those injured," he said.
" The United States stands with the people of Pakistan against the scourge of terrorism and will continue to work with the Government of Pakistan against those who committed such outrageous attacks," Price said.
The death toll in the suicide attack which rocked a mosque at tehsil Anbar in Mohmand Agency in Pakistan reached 28, media reports said on Saturday.
Quoting political administration sources,Geo News reported that the explosion took place when people were returning home from the mosque after Friday prayers.
The attack left 30 others injured.
Injured people were rushed to hospitals for treatment.
A security source was quoted as saying by Dawn News that the suicide bomber blew himself up in the veranda of the mosque.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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