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Home / News / World News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: 31 killed, 169 injured in blast at Pakistan mosque

IN PHOTOS: 31 killed, 169 injured in blast at Pakistan mosque

Updated On: 08 February, 2026 11:05 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A suicide blast claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad killed at least 31 people on Friday, with 169 more wounded in the deadliest attack in Pakistan`s capital since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing. Pics/AFP

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A suicide blast claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad killed at least 31 people on Friday, with 169 more wounded in the deadliest attack in Pakistan`s capital since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing. Pics/AFP

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A suicide blast claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad killed at least 31 people on Friday, with 169 more wounded in the deadliest attack in Pakistan`s capital since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing. Pics/AFP
<p>The blast occurred at Friday prayers, when mosques around the country are packed with worshippers. "The attacker was stopped at the gate and detonated himself," a security source told AFP</p>

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The blast occurred at Friday prayers, when mosques around the country are packed with worshippers. "The attacker was stopped at the gate and detonated himself," a security source told AFP

<p>IS said one of its militants had targeted the congregation, detonating an explosive vest and "inflicting a large number of deaths and injuries", according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist communications</p>

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IS said one of its militants had targeted the congregation, detonating an explosive vest and "inflicting a large number of deaths and injuries", according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist communications

<p>Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed that those behind the blast would be found and brought to justice</p>

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed that those behind the blast would be found and brought to justice

<p>The attack was the deadliest in the Pakistani capital since September 2008, when 60 people were killed in a suicide truck bomb blast that destroyed part of the five-star Marriott hotel</p>

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The attack was the deadliest in the Pakistani capital since September 2008, when 60 people were killed in a suicide truck bomb blast that destroyed part of the five-star Marriott hotel

<p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "attacks against civilians and places of worship are unacceptable", according to his spokesman</p>

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "attacks against civilians and places of worship are unacceptable", according to his spokesman

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