{
  "id": 8323607,
  "title": "Bomb attack at Pakistan mosque kills at least 21 people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bomb-attack-at-pakistan-mosque-kills-at-least-21-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T22:23:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/bombing-at-pakistan-mosque-kills-at-least-21/107171900"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 21 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on a mosque near police offices in Kohat, north-western Pakistan. A vehicle bomb detonated at the mosque as gunmen attempted to storm the compound and exchanged fire with officers. The attack, which targeted police officers attending prayers, occurred in a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Seven armed gunmen were among those killed, and six were killed in a separate roadside bombing that hit a security forces convoy in Hangu district. Most victims were police officers, and one suicide bomber attacked an intelligence agency office nearby. The Pakistani Taliban is suspected to be behind the attack, which comes a day after a similar roadside bombing killed six soldiers. The Pakistani Taliban has stepped up attacks on police and civilians, with a suicide bomber killing 101 people in a mosque in Peshawar in 2023. The Taliban is separate from but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban. Pakistan and Afghanistan have had high tensions since Pakistan targeted alleged TTP hideouts in Afghanistan in 2025, leading to border clashes and mediation efforts by Qatar, Türkiye, and China.",
  "summary": "A vehicle bomb has exploded at a mosque in Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound, in an attack that has killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens.",
  "key_points": [
    "At least 21 people killed, dozens wounded in mosque attack in Kohat, Pakistan",
    "Vehicle bomb detonated as gunmen stormed compound, exchanged fire with police",
    "Pakistani Taliban suspected responsible, stepped up attacks on police and civilians"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Muslim World League condemns mosque attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/muslim-world-league-condemns-mosque-attack-in-pakistans-khyber",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "ATC rejects police report in Radio Pakistan attack case as inconclusive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/atc-rejects-police-report-in-radio-pakistan-attack-case-as",
        "published": "2026-09-18T21:41:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bombing-at-mosque-near-police-offices-in-pakistan-kills-at-least-21",
        "published": "2026-09-18T21:52:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}