A bomb exploded at a pro-Taliban seminary mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing five and injuring many ahead of Ramzan.
The explosion took place in Akkora Khattak, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Abdul Rashid, a district police chief said. He added that officers are investigating, and the dead and wounded are being transported to hospitals.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack inside Jamia Haqqania, a seminary which is known for links with the Afghan Taliban, news agency Associated Press reported.
The bombing came ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, which is expected to start either on Saturday or Sunday subject to the sighting of the Moon.
It was given the nickname the “University of Jihad” for its fiery ideology and the number of Taliban fighters it has produced.
The sprawling campus is home to roughly 4,000 students who are fed, clothed and educated for free.
For decades, Pakistani madrassas have served as incubators for militancy, indoctrinating tens of thousands of refugees who have few other options for education than the fire-breathing lectures from hardline clerics.
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