Deadly blast hits seminary in north-west Pakistan ahead of Ramadan

At least five people were killed (AP)

At least five worshippers including a top cleric have died and dozens more were injured after a powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in north-western Pakistan ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to local police.

The blast occurred at the Jamia Haqqania seminary in Akkora Khattak, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Abdul Rashid, a district police chief said.