Peshawar (Web desk): A police officer was martyred when a suicide bomber targeted a local mosque in Khyber district's Jamrud area on Tuesday.
According to police, Station House Officer (SHO) Adnan Afridi was part of the police party that was chasing the alleged suicide bomber and was martyred in the blast.
As per the police, the blast took place when a suicide bomber hid inside the mosque after he saw officials of the law enforcement agency.
KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan said that the suspect blew himself up during the search inside the mosque.
The police officer said that the blast took place when a suicide bomber hid inside the mosque after he saw officials of the law enforcement agency.
The eyewitnesses said that the mosque was empty at the time of the incident.
The security forces and police cordoned off the area soon after the deadly incident.