Four arrested after Islamabad mosque
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Four arrested after Islamabad mosque bombing

Pakistani security forces have carried out several raids following the deadly explosion at a mosque in the capital, Islamabad. Four people have been arrested, the interior minister said on Saturday.

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The bombing targeted a Shia mosque during Friday prayers. At least 31 people were killed and 169 were injured.

A regional branch of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack. According to the IS propaganda channel Amaq, the attacker first opened fire on security guards who tried to stop him at the entrance, then detonated the explosive device a short distance inside.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says the mastermind behind the attack is among those arrested.

The attack is the deadliest in Islamabad since 2008, when around 60 people were killed in a bomb attack on a luxury hotel.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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