05 April,2009 02:49 PM IST | | Agencies
At least 20 people were killed and over 30 others injured today when a suicide bomber struck a gathering of the minority Shia community in Chakwal area of Pakistan's Punjab province, the latest in a series of terror attacks that have rocked the country.
The suicide attacker entered an imambargah or prayer hall, where hundreds of worshippers were present and detonated his explosives, TV news channels reported.
Witnesses at the site said that at least 20 people were killed and over 30 others injured in the attack. The terrorist assault came a day after a suicide bomber attacked a paramilitary camp in the heart of Islamabad, killing eight security personnel and injuring five others.
"It was a suicide bombing. At least 20 people are killed and the number could be as high as 35," a district police officer told Express television.
More than 1,500 Shiite Muslims were assembled in the mosque when the suicide bomber struck, police said.
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