At Least Four Dead in Pakistan Mosque Bombing
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing at least four people and wounding five others, police said.
The bomb exploded near the outer wall of the mosque in downtown Dera Ismail Khan as worshippers were leaving after evening prayers, a local police officer, Abdul Ghafoor, said.
The blast shattered the mosque’s front wall and damaged its dome. Twisted fans hung from the ceiling inside the mosque and prayer mats were scattered across the bloodstained floor.
Police cordoned off the area as people sifted debris looking for survivors. An Associated Press reporter saw a crater near the shattered wall where the bomb went off.
Mr. Ghafoor said four people had died in the bombing and five were wounded, three seriously.
Pakistan is struggling to combat a tide of Islamic militancy particularly in its volatile northwest. It has a history of violence between the majority Sunni and minority Shiite Muslims.
