ISLAMABAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of the suicide blast which hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Mohmand Agency on Friday afternoon has risen to 36, an official report said on Saturday evening.
According to local administrator's report. After 13 injured succumbed in different hospitals, the death toll rose from 23 to 36 during the last 24 hours.
The report said that at least 16 others were also injured in this blast and a number of them are still in the critical condition.
Deputy administrator of the region, Naveed Akbar, said the incident arised as long as a suicide bomber entered the mosque and exploded his vest, targeting at the people who were offering Friday prayer in Paye Khan village in Anbar area of Mohmand Agency, Pakistan's northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
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