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At least four injured in Charsadda mosque blast

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ANI Peshawar
Last Updated : May 23 2015 | 3:07 PM IST

At least four people have been injured in suicide blast that took place at a mosque in Charsadda in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Saturday.

Police said that a suspect militant blew himself up in the suicide bombing.

According to the Dawn, local police officials cordoned off the area on receiving a tip-off of the suspect militant's presence.

They said the suspect ran into the mosque as the police tried to capture him and blew himself up.

The suspect was later identified as Qari Naeem, the prayer leader at the mosque.

The injured are being treated at the district hospital.

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First Published: May 23 2015 | 2:55 PM IST

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