Peshawar mosque blast: Suicide bomber was in police uniform, wore helmet

The police, whereas confirming the severed head discovered on the Peshawar blast website was that of the bomber, mentioned he was sporting a masks and a helmet.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 2, 2023 13:46 IST

The police have a “fair idea” about who the bomber was after matching his head with CCTV photos. (Photo: AFP)

By India Today Web Desk: The suicide bomber who killed over 100 folks inside a mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar on January 6 was sporting a police uniform and helmet when he staged the assault, Dawn reported.

Nearly 400 worshippers have been current contained in the mosque in Peshawar when a suicide bomber blew himself up. The deceased additionally included 27 police officers.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Chief Moazzam Jah Ansari on Thursday revealed that the suicide bomber was clad in a police uniform and the police are closing in on the phobia community behind the explosion.

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The explosion which blew up the wall of a prayer corridor, crushing these contained in the mosque, was a safety lapse, the police chief mentioned, as officers weren’t in a position to test him as he was in uniform, the report mentioned.

The police, whereas confirming the severed head discovered on the blast website was that of the bomber, mentioned he was sporting a masks and a helmet. They have a “fair idea” about who the bomber was after matching his head with CCTV photos.

“He [suicide bomber] entered the main gate on a motorcycle, came inside, talked to a constable and asked him where the mosque was. This means that the attacker was not aware of the area. He was given a target and there is an entire network behind him. He was not a lone ranger,” police chief Ansari was quoted as saying by The Dawn.

Authorities are presently investigating how a significant safety breach might occur in one of the vital tightly managed areas of Peshawar metropolis, housing intelligence and counter-terrorism bureaus, and subsequent door to the regional secretariat.

It is Pakistan’s deadliest assault in a number of years and the worst since violence started to surge once more within the area after the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in 2021.

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Feb 2, 2023