An explosion occurred at a mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar, Reuters reported quoting police officers. At least 90 folks had been wounded, a neighborhood police official advised Reuters whereas a hospital spokesperson stated that round 70 folks have been injured within the explosion. Some of them are important, the officers knowledgeable.

The blast befell on the mosque the place numerous folks had gathered for prayer, police official Sikandar Khan stated.

“A portion of the building had collapsed and several people are believed to be under it,” the police official added.

Police chief Muhammad Ijaz Khan advised AFP that the incident occurred throughout afternoon prayers in Peshawar close to Afghanistan.

“We have received dead bodies. It’s an emergency situation,” Muhammad Asim Khan, a spokesman for the primary hospital in Peshawar stated.