Mosque suicide bomber wore uniform

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 04, 2023 12:10 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The suicide bomber who killed more than 80 police officers at a mosque inside a sensitive compound earlier this week entered wearing a uniform and helmet, a provincial police chief said Thursday.

Hundreds of police were attending afternoon prayers inside what should have been a tightly controlled police headquarters in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday when the blast erupted, causing a wall to collapse and crush officers.

IN DISGUISE Police officers and residents light candles to pay tribute to the victims of a mosque suicide blast inside a police headquarters in Peshawar, during a vigil in Karachi on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The suicide bomber who killed more than 80 police officers at a mosque inside a sensitive compound earlier this week entered wearing a uniform and helmet, a provincial police chief said on February 2. AFP PHOTO

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