Mosque bombing in Pakistan's Kohat district kills 17, wounds dozens

A bombing at a mosque in Kohat, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, killed 17 people and wounded dozens, provincial police chief Zulfiqar Hameed said. According to Hameed, an attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the mosque.

The attack occurred as violence has surged in the region, with security forces targeting militants, according to the Associated Press. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which shares a long border with Afghanistan, has seen repeated incidents of militancy in recent years.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. Authorities have not released further details about the victims or the extent of the damage to the mosque.

The report by Mehr News, citing the Associated Press, added that the bombing is the latest in a series of attacks in the area as security operations continue.