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Suicide bomber strikes Shiite mosque

(9 Jan 2015) A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday evening outside a mosque in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi killing five people and wounding 16, officials said. The blast happened in a narrow, congested area of the city, which police said hampered rescue efforts. Police sources said four of the dead were civilians and one was a police officer. About 200 people were inside the mosque at the time of the explosion, said police. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the fact that the targeted mosque is affiliated with Shiite Muslims cast suspicion on Sunni extremists. Shiites have often been targeted by Sunni extremists who do not view them as true Muslims. The blast comes as the nation is still reeling from a horrific Taliban assault last month on a school in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan, that killed 150 people, and underscores the threat that militants still pose to the country even after repeated military operations in Pakistan's rugged tribal areas. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...