AT LEAST 52 people have been killed in a horror suicide bomb attack near a mosque in Pakistan.
More than 50 people were injured after the bombing that happened in Mastung in the southwestern province of Baluchistan this morning.
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The suicide attack happened during a religious gathering to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, officials said.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Munir Ahmed said: “The bomber detonated himself near the vehicle of the Deputy Superintendent of Police.”
Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti described the blast as a “very heinous act”.
The victims were treated at the hospital in the nearby town of Mastung.
Dramatic on social media show many of the injured being rescued by emergency services.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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