The attackers were wearing suicide jackets and opened fire while attempting to enter the mosque. “They were taken on and contained in the outer courtyard of mosque. Security forces surrounded the attackers and killed all of them,” the army said in a statement.
Officials said 15 troops were also injured in the attack. Condition of five of those injured was stated to be critical. “Security forces valiantly defeated suicide attack on Ghalani Camp in Mohmand agency killing all four suicide bombers,” army spokesman Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted.
