Suicide blast hits Pakistan mosque

At least 50 people have been killed and up to 100 others injured in a bomb blast at a Sunni mosque in northwest Pakistan during Friday prayers, officials have said. There are fears the death toll from the explosion could rise further. The attack was claimed by the Tarik-e-Taliban group. "There were more than 100 people inside the mosque. The roof of its main hall collapsed after the blast. Several people are buried under the debris," a local official told the AFP news agency. "There are blood and body parts everywhere. Elderly people and children are among the dead and wounded. I have not seen such a tragic scene in my whole life,'' Zafar Khan, a villager, was quoted by the AP news agency as saying.