A police officer guides an ambulance after a suicide blast in a mosque, at police line area in Peshawar, Pakistan January 30, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS) |
The mosque was located inside a compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counter-terrorism department, Peshawar's police chief Ijaz Khan said.
The possibility of a suicide bombing could not be ruled out, he said, adding that traces of explosives were found inside the mosque.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.