The bombing took place during the noon prayers, the regional governor said.
Between 300 and 350 worshippers were inside the mosque when the attack took place.
The mosque is located inside a compound that also includes the city's police headquarters. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.The bombing took place during the noon prayers, Ghulam Ali, the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the capital, toldThe explosion caused the roof of the mosque to collapse, injuring many inside, a local police officer said, per AP.
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