A faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack at a Peshawar police compound

At least 59 people were killed and 160 were wounded in a suspected suicide bombing at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday. A faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter. Photo: Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least 59 people were killed by a suspected suicide bombing at a mosque within a police compound in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said.

The blast took place at a mosque located in a high security zone in the city of Peshawar on Monday, in a crowd of worshippers gathered for lunchtime prayers, causing part of the structure to collapse. Authorities said most of those killed were police and estimated that more than 160 people were injured.

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