Peshawar Police Force Holds Funeral Honoring Officers Killed in Mosque Explosion

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1 年前

Police in Peshawar, Pakistan, held a funeral on Tuesday, January 31, for six officers killed in a suicide-bomb attack at a mosque that left at least 100 dead, most of whom were police officials. Dozens more were wounded.

Video of varying speed was posted by the Capital City Police Peshawar on Tuesday. It shows police officers and people gathered for the funeral ceremony.

Azam Khan, the caretaker Chief Minister of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, declared a day of mourning for the victims of the attack. Khan said that the government intended to “pay compensation to the families of the martyrs and the injured.” Credit: Capital City Police Peshawar via Storyful