Pakistan blast: Officials nab 4 suspects in bombing of mosque in Islamabad
Pakistani security forces have made arrests in connection with the suicide bombing at a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad on Feb 6. Four suspects are now in custody after raids in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. Thirty-three people were killed and 169 others were injured in the city’s deadliest assault in more than a decade. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.
Pakistani security forces have made arrests in connection with the suicide bombing at a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad on Feb 6. Four suspects are now in custody after raids in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. Thirty-three people were killed and 169 others were injured in the city’s deadliest assault in more than a decade. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.