ISLAMABAD ( WNAM REPORT): Security agencies have identified the suicide bomber involved in the deadly attack at a mosque in Islamabad’s Tarlai area and secured key evidence, including CCTV footage of the incident, government sources said on Friday.
The bombing during Friday prayers killed at least 31 worshippers and injured more than 169 others. Dozens of the wounded were shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), where several remain in critical condition, officials said.
According to sources, the attacker was identified as Yasir and had spent about five months in Afghanistan before returning to Pakistan. He had returned to Pakistan some time before carrying out the attack.
Investigators recovered his head and other body parts from the blast site to assist in forensic analysis.
Investigators have obtained closed-circuit television footage from inside and around the imambargah, which recorded the moment of the explosion at 1:38 p.m.
Officials said the footage shows the route leading to the mosque, the attacker running into the premises moments before the blast, and scenes of panic as worshippers fled after hearing the explosion. The recording also captures the stampede-like situation that developed immediately after the attack.
Sources said militant groups operating under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan pose a threat to regional security. They alleged that terrorist attacks in Pakistan are carried out with support from networks based in Afghanistan in collusion with India.
They said such “cowardly attacks” would not weaken the resolve of the Pakistani nation, which remains united against terrorism.
