Bomb attack on mosque at Pakistan police headquarters kills at least 15

A bomb attack on a mosque inside a police headquarters in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens during Friday prayers.

• An explosive-laden car was rammed into the entrance of a mosque at the police headquarters in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during Friday prayers.
• Pakistan's Interior Ministry reported 17 dead and dozens wounded, while the Khyber police chief said 40 were injured and that six of the dead were police officers.
• Hospital doctor Tahir Shah said at least 15 bodies and more than 50 injured people arrived at the hospital, several in critical condition.
• No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
• Attackers exchanged fire with security forces after the blast, and forces killed one of the assailants, a Peshawar security official said.
• Police reported killing one assailant as an exchange of gunfire between attackers and security forces continued at the site.
• A senior police official in Peshawar said at least 16 people — 11 civilians and five police officers — were killed.
• Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari expressed wishes for a speedy recovery for those wounded in the mosque bombing in Kohat.
• Egypt condemned the attack and expressed full solidarity with Pakistan, reiterating its rejection of attacks on places of worship and all forms of terrorism.
• Provincial police said four assailants were killed in the attack, including a sniper and a suicide bomber.
• President Asif Ali Zardari attributed the attack on the mosque in Kohat to the Pakistani Taliban.
• The death toll from the Kohat mosque bombing rose to 21, including 15 police officers, officials said.