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Pakistan’s police arrest 23 suspects in connection with Peshawar suicide bomb blast

02 February 2023 06:37 (UTC +04:00)

Pakistan’s authorities have apprehended 23 suspects, including police officers, in connection with the bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar, the APA reports citing AFP.

"We have also detained police officers as part of an investigation into how explosives could have ended up in a restricted area," the source said.

Among the 23 detainees are residents of Peshawar as well as people coming from the areas bordering Afghanistan.

On Monday, a suicide bomber set off an explosive device during a noon prayer in the crowded mosque. According to the latest update, 101 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded. Moreover, most of those killed were police officers. Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP, outlawed in Pakistan and linked with the Taliban movement, which is banned in Russia) took responsibility for the blast.