On September 18, 2026, a vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque in Kohat, northwest Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 21 people including a 4-year-old child. Gunmen also opened fire on an adjacent police facility; ISIL and the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), active in the region, have not immediately claimed the attack.
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A vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque building during Friday prayers, a senior police official told the BBC.
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At least 16 killed in suicide attack on police facility in northwest Pakistan Reuters
Car carrying explosives rams police facility as people pray at mosque inside
At least 16 people have been killed in Pakistan after a vehicle carrying explosives rammed into a police compound and a gunfight broke out.
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed and 57 wounded after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a police facility in northwest Pakistan on Friday as officers and their families were praying in a mosque inside, officials said. Five police officers were among the dead after the vehicle smashed into the outer wall and gunmen who accompanied it opened fire in
A police official said the explosion killed at least 16 people, injuring many more. The attacker targeted a police facility and damaged a mosque at the site. The president blamed the attack on the TTP Pakistani Taliban
The interior ministry said in a post on X/Twitter that there had been a blast near a police facility in Kohat.
A four-year-old child is among those killed in the attack, during which gunmen also opened fire on a police facility.
Pakistan — Explosives-laden vehicle strikes mosque in Pakistan, killing at least 16 #Pakistan #News A vehicle loaded with explosives crashed into a mosque near a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 16 people, according to local reports. The attack occurred in the city of白沙瓦, a… · Photo : Dave_B_ · CC BY · Flickr