Suicide bomber kills dozens in mosque attack

A SUICIDE bomber yesterday demolished a mosque packed with hundreds of worshippers attending prayers in Jamrud, near the Afghan border, killing at least 48 people and injuring scores more, in the bloodiest attack in Pakistan this year.

The bomber struck at the climax of the service, as the mosque leader was starting the communal prayer, witnesses said.

“As the prayer leader said ‘God is Great’, the bomb went off with a big bang,” said Nadir Shah, a local paramilitary solider attending the mosque. “I felt it was the end of everything. Sometime later when I opened my eyes, I was lying among dead bodies.”