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An explosion at a Pakistan mosque leaves dozens dead and more than 150 injured. An explosion struck Monday inside the Police Lines mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, bringing down one of its walls and killing at least 59 people and wounding more than 157, police and hospital officials. Police offials said bodies were still be ing pulled out of the rubble. The blast was likely caused by a suicide bomber, according to Pakistan's interior minister Rana Sanaullah, who spoke at a press conference. Local media reported that the bomber had joined worshippers for early afternoon prayers in the mosque, which is frequented by police officers. police in the Pakistani capital Islamabad announced they were on high alert, deploying snipers and stepping up checks of residents at entry and exit points.