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Pakistani mosque explosion, 15 killed

By The Associated Press
February 1, 2013 - 05:46 am
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Police say a bomb exploded outside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers, killing 15 people.

Local police chief Mian Mohammad Saeed says the explosion in the town of Hangu also wounded 35 people.

Saeed said the bomb was placed at one of the mosque's exits leading to a market.

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