Jan. 30 (UPI) -- At least 48 people died during an explosion inside a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday, and the Pakistani Taliban, a terrorist organization believed to have close ties with al-Qaida, took responsibility for the bombing.
A suicide bomber allegedly detonated an explosive vest during crowded afternoon prayer at the Police Lines Mosque, officials said. About 150 were injured in the attack, some in critical condition.