UPDATE - Mosque explosion kills 7 in Pakistan

UPDATE INJURED, ADDS DETAILS

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - At least seven students were killed and 98 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion at a seminary attached to a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, an official said.

The bomb exploded in Dir colony of Peshawar city, Bilal Faizi, spokesman of rescue service 1122, told Anadolu Agency.

All of the injured have been shifted to hospitals and some of them are in critical condition, he added.

Lady Reading Hospital spokesman Mohammad Asim said that so far they have received seven bodies and 96 injured, while two other wounded were shifted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital.

Footage shared by rescue officials showed a huge explosion that tore down a large part of the mosque.

Initial police investigation indicates that the bomb was planted inside the mosque and targeted the seminary students.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Meanwhile, President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan strongly condemned the attack.

"Deeply saddened by terrorist attack on madrassah in Peshawar. My condolences go to the victims families & prayers for early recovery of the injured," Khan tweeted after the attack.