A suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed 84 people inside a mosque in a high-security Peshawar police compound, an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction. The October 2023 opening stated plainly that the 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing was a terrorist attack that killed 84 people. Today's opening describes only that a suicide bomber set off an explosion; the word terror survives 20 times in the body but not in the opening's own description of the event. A reader today learns a bombing killed 84 people and not that Wikipedia's own opening once called it a terrorist attack.
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2023 Peshawar mosque bombing was a terrorist attack that killed 84 people on 30 January 2023, at around 1:30 p.m. PKT , in the city of Peshawar , in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The mosque is located inside a high-security compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counterterrorism department. At the time of the bombing, between 300 and 400 police officers were offering their Zuhr prayers . The attacker, who was wearing a police uniform and arrived on a motorcycle, managed to pass multiple police barricades undetected. He detonated a suicide vest while standing in the first row of those praying, causing a powerful blast that collapsed the mosque's roof. 84 people were killed, with 90% of the casualties being police officers.1The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar , a faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the bombing, stating that it was carried out to avenge the death of the founder and former leader of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.2The main TTP group, through its spokesperson, later denied involvement but did not comment on statements made by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.3The bombing was widely condemned both domestically and internationally, with leaders from around the world condemning the attack and expressing condolences for the victims and their families.4 The United Nations Secretary General's spokeswoman called the bombing "particularly abhorrent" as it took place in a site of worship.
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Pakistan Standard Time ( UTC+5 ), a suicide bomber set off an explosion within the Police Lines mosque of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan , killing 84 people and injuring 217.The mosque, located within a high-security compound containing several government offices, including the headquarters of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police , was infiltrated by the perpetrator after he had disguised himself as a police officer, allowing him to pass through several security checkpoints and join the congregational Zuhr prayers.The bombing destroyed a wall and the roof of the mosque, burying hundreds of people in rubble.Jamaat-ul-Ahrar , a faction of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), claimed responsibility for the bombing, stating that it was carried out to avenge the death of their founder and former leader Omar Khalid Khorasani .Shortly after their claim, the TTP issued a statement denying any involvement, though the Pakistani government and other commentators maintain that the group likely knew of and approved the attack.The bombing was widely condemned domestically and internationally, with leaders from around the world expressing condolences to the victims and their families. The United Nations Secretary General's spokeswoman called the bombing "particularly abhorrent" as it took place in a site of worship.
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