At least one police personnel was martyred after a suicide blast was reported in the Khyber District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to police, Additional Station House Officer (SHO) Adnan Afridi was martyred in the explosion.
As per details provided by the police, the blast took place when a suicide bomber hid inside the mosque after he saw officials of the law enforcement agency.
Moreover, the building of the mosque collapsed due to the blast. However, it was empty at the time of the incident, an eye-witnesses said.
The security forces and police cordoned off the area soon after the deadly incident.
Police official told media, that the “mosque was not the target of attack and an investigation was under way to determine the target”.
