PESHAWAR: The death toll of Friday’s suicide attack in a mosque in Mohmand Agency increased to 29 as another injured of the blat succumb to his injuries during treatment.
As per details, an injured of the blast, who was under treatment at a local hospital, succumb to his injuries during treatment, which pushed the death toll to 29. While 31 other injured in the attack are under treatment in different local and Peshawar hospitals.
Meanwhile, the political administration also announced a compensation of Rs300,000 for families of each of the dead and Rs100,000 for each of the injured.
It is to be mentioned here that a suicide bomber targeted the mosque in Mohmand’s Pai Khan village during Friday prayers, leaving at least 29 worshipers dead and wounding 31 others. Several children were also among those killed or wounded in the deadly attack.
A curfew has been imposed in Mohmand Agency’s Anbar tehsil following the suicide attack. After imposing the curfew, security forces launched a search operation in the area. Many suspects were held during the search operation which is still going on in different areas of the tehsil.
