Militants attacked a Shi'ite mosque in Peshawar in northern Pakistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 40 others.
19 Killed in Attack on Shi'ite Mosque in Pakistan
![A security officer surveys damage after an explosion in a Shi'ite mosque in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ef87ca42-0ef8-418d-b196-014be69ef4dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security officer surveys damage after an explosion in a Shi'ite mosque in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.
![A Pakistani official collects forensic evidence at a Shi'ite mosque attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3590e49f-b8c1-4c0d-aa05-21f838db2a4a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Pakistani official collects forensic evidence at a Shi'ite mosque attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.
![People rush an injured person to the hospital following a suicide attack at a Shi'ite mosque in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/40d6e3cd-204c-4145-bcf6-089800a4e9a1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People rush an injured person to the hospital following a suicide attack at a Shi'ite mosque in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.
![A man wounded in an explosion at a Shi'ite mosque receives treatment at a hospital in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bb5c9fe9-bc1a-4a85-b76b-c181c765e06e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wounded in an explosion at a Shi'ite mosque receives treatment at a hospital in Peshawar, Feb. 13, 2015.