Suicide bomber kills 22 in mosque

A SUICIDE bomberattacked a crowded Shi’ite mosque south of the Pakistani capital Islamabad yesterday, killing 22 people and wounding dozens more in the latest carnage to hit the US-allied nation, officials said.

Violence in Pakistan has spread well beyond the dangerous Afghan border region, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad on Saturday that killed eight paramilitary personnel and a deadly commando-style attack against a police academy last week in Lahore.

Fedayeen al-Islam, a little-known group believed to be linked to the Taliban, claimed responsibility through a spokesman.