President condemns Peshawar terror attack

KABUL.

At least 21 people were killed and 50 others injured during a gun and bomb attack at an Imambargah in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area when suicide attackers and gunmen— dressed in police uniforms— attacked worshippers offering Friday prayers.

“The killing of innocent people, including women and children, is an un-Islamic and inhuman act which is never justifiable,” a statement from the Presidential Palace quoted Ghani as saying.

The president stressed the need for serious action against the scourge of terrorism that was a common threat for the region, world and Pakistan in particular. He offered condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families of this incident.

A splinter group of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack through an email statement late on Friday, saying it was revenge for a militant known as Doctor Usman— who was hanged in December.

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