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Blast rips through mosque during Friday prayers in northwest Pakistan; 16 killed, dozens injured

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Blast rips through mosque during Friday prayers in northwest Pakistan; 16 killed, dozens injured. (2026, September 18). The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/blast-rips-through-mosque-during-friday-prayers-in-northwest-pakistan-16-killed-dozens-injured/article71480235.ece

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A suicide bombing during Friday prayers on September 18, 2026, killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a mosque near police lines in Kohat district, northwest Pakistan. The attack targeted the Kohat Police Lines mosque, with casualties including five police officers and eleven civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident, which left a crater outside the mosque and prompted immediate rescue operations by medical teams.
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Story summary

On Friday, a powerful blast occurred near Old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan. The explosion killed at least 16 people, including five police officers and 11 civilians, and wounded over 50 others. Initial reports suggested that an explosive-laden vehicle was rammed into a mosque near the police headquarters during Friday prayers. Rescue teams immediately responded to the scene, transporting injured individuals to nearby hospitals. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General (IG), Zulfiqar Hameed, confirmed the death toll and stated that security forces were engaged in an exchange of fire with terrorists from Fitna al Khawarij, a banned Taliban group operating in the region.

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Topics

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kohat Pakistan Peshawar

Subjects

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa GPE · 2× Kohat GPE · 2× Bilal Ahmad Faizi PERSON · 1× Geo News ORG · 1× Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's GPE · 1× Pakistan GPE · 1× Peshawar GPE · 1× Rescue 1122 ORG · 1× Tahir Ali Shah PERSON · 1× Zulfiqar Hameed PERSON · 1×

Narrative

At least 16 people, including five police personnel and 11 civilians, were killed in the suicide blast at the Kohat Police Lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during Friday prayers, provincial Police Chief Zulfiqar Hameed said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
2026-09-18 · The Hindu
Blast rips through mosque during Friday prayers in northwest Pakistan; 16 killed, dozens injured · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in a powerful suicide blast during Friday prayers (September 18, 2026) at a mosque near police lines in Kohat district in northwest Pakistan, officials said. asserted
officials → kill → Pakistan
The blast occurred at the mosque located near the old Police Lines in Kohat district, around 60 kilometres southwest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's capital Peshawar, they said. asserted
they → occur → capital
At least 16 people, including five police personnel and 11 civilians, were killed in the suicide blast at the Kohat Police Lines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during Friday prayers, provincial Police Chief Zulfiqar Hameed said. asserted
Hameed → include → prayers
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack. asserted
group → claim → attack
Citing District Headquarters Hospital's MS Tahir Ali Shah, Geo News reported that 15 bodies were brought to the hospital along with over 50 injured following the blast. asserted
bodies → cite → blast
Most of those wounded were worshippers, police said, adding that the blast caused a crater outside the mosque. asserted
blast → wound → mosque
According to Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi, rescue teams reached the site shortly after receiving the information and launched a rescue operation. uncertain
teams → accord → operation
He said several of those injured were shifted to nearby hospitals for initial medical treatment. asserted
several → say → treatment
The spokesperson said rescue teams were present at the scene and assessing the situation. asserted
teams → say → situation
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