ISLAMABAD: A worshipper at the Shiite mosque in Islamabad where dozens of people were killed in a suicide blast on Friday described an “extremely powerful” explosion ripping through the building just after prayers started. Muhammad Kazim, 52, told AFP he arrived at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra mosque shortly after 1:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) on Friday and took up a place around seven or eight rows from the Imam.

Rescue teams reach the site after blast reported at a mosque in Tarlai Kalan during Friday prayers.

E' di almeno 12 morti e 25 feriti il bilancio di un'esplosione che ha colpito un imambargah, un luogo di culto musulmano sciita, a Islamabad. Lo riferiscono all'ANSA fonti…