The Id-ul-Adha prayers at a mosque near Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province on Friday morning turned into a bloodbath when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers, killing at least 50 persons and leaving more than 80 wounded.
The bombing renewed fears of more terrorist attacks ahead of the January 8 national elections.
The apparent target was Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the Interior Minister in the just-dissolved government. He was among the worshippers at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao in Charsadda, 20 km from Peshawar, when the bomber struck.
The former Minister escaped unhurt in the attack, but his son Mustafa was among the wounded. The mosque is located next to the former Minister’s home and was packed with more than 1,000 worshippers at the time of the attack.
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