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Cannot rule out internal assistance for Pakistan mosque bombing -police

People stand amid the rubble, following a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

Major arrests have been made in connection with the Pakistan mosque bombing that killed over 100 people on Monday, Peshawar police chief Ijaz Khan told Reuters on Wednesday.

He said police are investigating how the suicide bomber entered the highly-secured police area, and could not rule out internal assistance to carry out the attack.

Men clear the site, following a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

(Reporting by Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar; Writing by Gibran Peshimam; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

People stand amid the rubble, following a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers and army soldiers stand as crane drills on a collapsed roof to search for victims, after a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
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