{"id":8523,"date":"2020-01-11T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T13:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/8523-pakistan-mosque-bombing-kills-15\/"},"modified":"2020-01-11T13:42:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T13:42:39","slug":"pakistan-mosque-bombing-kills-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/8523-pakistan-mosque-bombing-kills-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Mosque Bombing Kills 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Authorities in southwestern Pakistan say a powerful bomb blast ripped through a packed mosque during Friday evening prayers, killing at least 15 worshipers and injuring around 20 others.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Authorities in southwestern Pakistan say a powerful bomb blast ripped through a packed mosque during Friday evening prayers, killing at least 15 worshipers and injuring around 20 others.<\/p>\n<p>A senior police official was among those killed in the bombing in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>A senior provincial police official, Abdul Razzaq Cheema, told reporters most of the victims were civilians. 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