Islamabad: A local Islamist leader and three others, including children, sustained injuries after a blast occurred at a mosque in Pakistan’s Waziristan region during Friday prayers, reports stated. According to reports quoting police officials, the blast targeted a local leader of the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party, Abdullah Nadeem, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
UPDATE: Local police says the mosque bombing in South Waziristan today wasn't caused by a suicide bomber but by a planted IED which was hidden under the minbar.
The local emir of Islamist group JUI was the target and was wounded in the blast. #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/rQaMLj7xg4
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According to sources, preliminary investigation revealed the blast wasn’t caused by a suicide bomber but by a planted IED which was hidden under the minbar. None has claimed responsibility for the explosion at Maulana Abdul Aziz Mosque in Pakistan’s border region with Afghanistan.
The attack took place a month after another blast killed JUI-S leader Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani and five others. A suicide bomber had targeted the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Pakistan’s Nowshera district.
This blast comes just days after Balochistan separatist militants hijacked a train and held passengers hostage.
Pakistan has pledged to intensify its crackdown on rising militancy. It has accused Afghanistan of sheltering militants. But the ruling Afghan Taliban has declined such claims.
