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Car bomb attack near mosque in Pakistan kills 21, injures 100

Headline from UPI, from the development of Sep 18, 2026

Newest development Sep 19, 2026 · 2 reportsDeath toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31

At least 21 people were killed and more than 100 injured Friday when a car carrying explosives detonated near a mosque in a police compound in Pakistan.

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    Car bomb attack near mosque in Pakistan kills 21, injures 100

    Headline from UPI ·

  2. Newest

    Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Roadside bomb kills 6 soldiers in Pakistan as troops kill 10 militants in multiple raids (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Pakistan's military says a roadside bomb has struck a security forces convoy in northwestern Pakistan, killing six soldiers

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Suicide bombing at Kohat mosque kills 16 during Friday prayers (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    An explosion near Kohat's Old Police Lines caused multiple casualties with reports of seven dead and dozens injured, as rescue teams evacuated victims to DHQ Hospital and authorities declared emergencies while security forces secured the area.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bombing at a mosque near police offices in northwest Pakistan kills at least 7 and wounds more than 20 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Bombing at a mosque near police offices in northwest Pakistan kills at least 7 and wounds more than 20

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 7 and wounds more than 30 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 30, police and rescue officials said.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Bomb attack at Pakistan mosque kills at least 15, injures 50 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Attack not immediately claimed, but ISIL and Pakistani Taliban (TTP) active in the region and regularly target troops.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The death toll in the mosque bombing in northwestern Pakistan rises to 15, with dozens wounded, officials say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The death toll in the mosque bombing in northwestern Pakistan rises to 15, with dozens wounded, officials say

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 15 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A powerful bomb has exploded at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others

  8. BBC News

    At least 16 killed in attack on mosque in Pakistan (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    A vehicle loaded with explosives rammed into a mosque building during Friday prayers, a senior police official says.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 16 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A powerful bomb has exploded at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 16 people and wounding 57

  10. End Time Headlines

    Bomb kills at least 15 as vehicle packed with explosives hits Pakistan mosque (opens End Time Headlines)

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    According to a report from Daily Mail, a devastating blast tore through a mosque beside police offices in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more as worshippers gathered inside.

  11. Al-Monitor

    Suicide attack kills 16 near mosque in northwest Pakistan police compound (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    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.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Pakistan: Suicide bombing death toll rises to at least 31 (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Militants attacked a police headquarters in Kohat near the Afghan border, killing at least 31 people as fighting continues inside the compound.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Pakistan suicide bombing targets police facility in Kohat (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    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

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A powerful bomb has exploded at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 21 people and wounding at least 80

  15. Breitbart News

    Suicide Bomb Attack at Pakistan Mosque Kills 27 (opens Breitbart News)

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    A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed 27 people and injured dozens more.

  16. UPI

    Car bomb attack near mosque in Pakistan kills 21, injures 100 (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    At least 21 people were killed and more than 100 injured Friday when a car carrying explosives detonated near a mosque in a police compound in Pakistan.

  17. WFMZ Allentown

    Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official told AFP on Saturday, with fighting ongoing.

  18. Al-Monitor

    Death toll at 31 in Pakistan police compound attack, AFP reports (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Sept 19 (Reuters) - The death toll in a suicide attack at a police compound in northwest Pakistan has reached 31, AFP reported onSaturday, citing a police official. The attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into the police facility on Friday as officers and their families were praying in a mosque,…

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Vehicle bomb strikes mosque in Pakistan; at least 21 killed (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said.

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