February 4, 2014 -- Updated 1907 GMT (0307 HKT)
At least six people have been killed and 32 injured in an explosion outside a Shia Muslim mosque in northwest Pakistan. FULL STORY
Blast near Peshawar hotel kills 9
February 4, 2014 -- Updated 2056 GMT (0456 HKT)
A child wounded from the suicide bombing receives treatment at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, on February 4, 2014.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Bomber was at nearby shop before rushing toward restaurant, police say
- Motive not immediately clear; Pakistani Taliban says it wasn't behind blast
- "Scores of people lying in blood," witness says
The bomber was sitting at
a nearby shop before rushing toward the restaurant and detonating his
explosives, police official Najeeb Rehmna told reporters.
A witness, Musadiq Ali,
told CNN that he fell to the ground or when the blast happened. "I
rushed to the spot and saw scores of people lying in blood," Ali said.
Details about the
attacker and his motive weren't immediately available. Shaqfat Malik, a
bomb disposal unit official, told CNN that the bomber's remains have
been sent to a laboratory for DNA testing.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Shahidullah Shahid, said his group had no connection to the blast.
The death toll was given by Jamil Shah, a representative of Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital.
Zahir Shah reported from Peshawar. Sophia Saifi reported from Islamabad, Pakistan.
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