US condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan

Washington: The US has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday, saying "terrorism is indefensible," and to "target worshippers is unconscionable." The death toll from the suicide attack rose to 100 on Tuesday after rescue workers retrieved more bodies from the debris of the devastated mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, capital of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

According to Pakistani security officials, the suicide bomber who



was present in the front row during the Zuhr (afternoon) prayers on Monday blew himself up, causing the roof to collapse on the worshippers -- one of Pakistan's deadliest attacks in recent years.

“The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack on a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan with reports today that the death toll has now risen to 100 people,” Andrienne Watson, spokesperson of the National Security Council, White House said on Tuesday.