Hangu mosque bombing

Hangu mosque bombing
Date29 September 2023
VenueMosque in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
LocationDoaba, Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates33°25′35″N 70°44′25″E / 33.42639°N 70.74028°E / 33.42639; 70.74028
TypeSuicide bombing
CauseExplosive belt
Deaths5
Non-fatal injuries5-12
Property damageMosque collapsed

On 29 September 2023, a bomb exploded inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Doaba,[citation needed] Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The blast killed five people and injured six others. The attack occurred hours after a similar attack on a religious procession in Mastung in neighboring Balochistan Province that killed at least 50 people.[1]

  1. ^ Hussain, Abid (September 29, 2023). "At least five killed as another blast hits Pakistan on prophet's birthday". Aljazeera. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.