{{A suicide bomb attack on a church in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 60 people, police said.}}<\/p>\n
The attack occurred as parishioners left the building after attending Sunday mass, police said.<\/p>\n
“After the service ended, people started to come out and the suicide bomber rushed towards them,” said Najeeb Bogvi, a senior police officer in Peshawar.<\/p>\n
A hospital spokesperson said that at least 120 people had been wounded in the attack. <\/p>\n
Christians make up about four percent of Pakistan’s population of 180 million and tend to keep a low profile in a country where Islamist fighters frequently bomb targets they see as heretical, including Christians and Shias.<\/p>\n
In 2009, 40 houses and a church were set ablaze by a mob of 1,000 Muslims in the town of Gojra in Punjab province. At least seven Christians were burnt to death. <\/p>\n
The attacks were triggered by reports of the desecration of the Holy Quran.<\/p>\n
Source: Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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