Suicide Bomb Targets Taliban Religious School Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Seminary, 5 Dead Ahead of Ramadan in Pakistan

Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 11:35am on 28 Feb 2025,Friday International

A suicide bomb attack at the Jamia Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed five worshippers and injured many more on February 28, 2025. The attack occurred in Akkora Khattak, a region linked to the Taliban and known for producing militant fighters. The seminary has ties to figures like Mullah Omar and Jalaluddin Haqqani. While no group has claimed responsibility, the Taliban's Afghan government condemned the attack, suspecting the Islamic State. The bombing, occurring just before Ramadan, highlights the rising violence in Pakistan, especially in regions close to Afghanistan's border, amid a surge in militant activities.

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