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Islamabad blast: Explosion in Shiite mosque kills 31, leaves more than 80 others injured, says local sources

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Islamabad blast: Explosion in Shiite mosque kills 31, leaves more than 80 others injured, says local sources

An explosion ripped ⁠through a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital ‌city ‌of Islamabad on Friday, ‌killing 31 people and wounding more than169 others.

The exact cause of the explosion remains under investigation by authorities.

Islamabad police told news agency AP that the blast at the sprawling mosque was an attack and that an investigation was underway.