At least 32 worshippers die in mosque bombing

AN explosion shattered a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in an attack yesterday that killed at least 32 worshippers during Muslim prayers, officials said in Quetta, Pakistan. Angry Shi’ites rioted in the streets of this south-western city, burning cars and tires.

Another 52 people were wounded, Interior Ministry spokesman Iftikar Ahmed said.

Some witnesses said the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers, while others said attackers threw grenades into the mosque, where an estimated 2,000 worshippers were gathered for Friday prayers. One man is in police custody.