Twin blast kills 13 people in KPK

PESHAWAR: Twin bomb attacks on Friday killed at least 13 people outside mosques in KPK(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), where the party of cricket star Imran Khan is forming a coalition government, officials said.

The blasts targeted the two mosques in the Baazdara area of Malakand district, senior local administration official Amjad Ali Khan told AFP.

"The two blasts killed at least 13 people and wounded 48 others," Khan said. "Eight of the injured people are in a critical condition," he added.

The bombs were detonated by remote control but information was slow to filter through from the far-flung, mountainous area where there is no mobile phone coverage.

Administration official Imran Khan also confirmed the death toll had risen to 13.

"One blast took place inside a mosque and the second one occurred at the main gate of the second mosque," he told AFP.