Taliban Attack Worshippers In Mosque At Peshawar Air Force Base; Casualty Figures On The Rise
September 18 2015
Militants have stormed a Pakistani air force base in Peshawar, killing at least 16, says the military, as reported by CNN.
On Friday morning, gunmen dressed in police uniforms raided a mosque in the residential area of Badaber camp, which is located near the northwestern city of Peshawar, reported Al Jazeera (Qatar).
Most of those killed were said to have been in the mosque at the time.
Casualties are being reported variously. Some accounts said at least 16 people were...
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