Workers clean a historical Sunehri mosque in preparation for the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.Photo: AP Workers clean a historical Sunehri mosque in preparation for the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday,66br Feb. 28, 2025.Photo: AP

A deadly bomb blast at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday killed at least five worshippers, AP reported.

Dozens others are reported injured, according to local police.

The attack comes sahead of the fasting month of Ramadan.

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District police chief Abdul Rashid said that the blast occurred in Akkora Khattak, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. He said officers are investigating.

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Both dead and injured people are being transported to hospitals.

No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack inside Jamia Haqqania, a seminary which is known for links with the Afghan Taliban.

The bombing came ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start either on Saturday or Sunday subject to the sighting of the moon.

(With AP inputs)vamojogar