Bomb attack on mosque in Pakistan kills at least 21 people

A car packed with explosives drove into a mosque inside a police compound in Kohat, northwestern Pakistan, on Friday. The attack happened during afternoon prayers. At least 21 people died, including five police officers and a four-year-old child. More than 50 others were injured. After the explosion, gunmen opened fire at the nearby police facility. Security forces fought back, and at least six attackers were killed. The blast badly damaged the mosque and brought down an outer wall of the police offices. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police believe a faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, also called the Pakistani Taliban, carried out the attack. Kohat district sits close to the border with Afghanistan.