Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
CBC News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
24
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
At least 15 killed in Pakistan mosque bombing near police station
56 injured in attack in Kohat in northwestern part of country
A powerful bomb exploded on Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others, police and rescue officials said.
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officials → kill → others
The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, when an attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the mosque, said Zulfiqar Hameed, the provincial police chief.
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Hameed → occur → mosque
Hospital officials have confirmed that five police officers and 10 civilians were among the dead, said Bilal Faizi, a senior rescue official.
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Faizi → confirm → dead
Most of those wounded were worshippers, he said.
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he → wound → those
At least two armed gunmen also attempted to enter the police compound and exchanged fire with officers, police said.
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police → attempt → officers
Photos from the scene showed the outer wall of the police offices had collapsed and the mosque was badly damaged.
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mosque → show → offices
Smoke rose over the site after the blast, which witnesses and residents said was heard far away, followed by gunfire.
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Smoke → rise → gunfire
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and expressed sorrow over the casualties.
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Sharif → condemn → casualties
He directed authorities to accelerate rescue operations.
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He → direct → operations
No immediate claim of responsibility
The attack came as violence has surged in the region, with security forces targeting militants.
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forces → come → militants
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion was likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP.
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suspicion → claim → Pakistan
The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
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bomb → come → soldiers
Government troops also conducted raids in various areas on Thursday and killed 10 militants believed to be members of the Pakistani Taliban, the military and police said.
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military → conduct → Taliban
Pakistani Taliban have stepped up attacks on police and civilians in recent years.
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Taliban → step → years
In 2023, a suicide bomber killed 101 people in an attack inside a mosque in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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bomber → kill → province
The group is separate from but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban, which returned to power in 2021.
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which → ally → 2021
Pakistan often accuses Kabul of sheltering the TTP and turning a blind eye to cross-border militant attacks.
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Pakistan → accuse → attacks
The government in Kabul has denied the allegations.
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government → deny → allegations
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