Four dead as blast strikes Shiite mosque in Pakistan

There were reports that it was a suicide attack but it was not still confirmed

Update: 2015-01-09 23:41 GMT
At least four people were killed and more than 15 injured today in a bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi

Islamabad: At least four people were killedand more than 15 injured today in a bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, police said.

Militants targeted the mosque in densely populated Chittian Hatian areas near Committee Chowk in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.

A police official said that four people were killed and 15 injured. The identity of those killed was not known immediately.

There were reports that it was a suicide attack but it was not still confirmed. A religious congregation was going on at the time of the attack.

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