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Deadly fighting at Pakistan mosque in Peshawar
Source: BBC
Three militants have launched a gun and grenade attack on a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing 18 people and injuring dozens.
Police and the gunmen exchanged gunfire at the mosque in Peshawar's wealthy Hayatabad district.
Officials later said one militant had blown himself up, one had been arrested and another killed in the gunfight.
Two weeks ago, another attack on a Shia mosque Sindh province's Shikarpur district left more than 60 people dead.
Read more: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-31451201
