Mosque Suicide Bombing

A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people during Friday prayers at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, police said, in a rare but deadly attack in one of the country’s most heavily secured cities.

The blast struck as worshippers gathered for prayers, sending shockwaves through the mosque and leaving dozens wounded, according to two police officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

Bombings are uncommon in Islamabad, which hosts key government institutions and foreign diplomatic missions. However, Pakistan has faced a renewed surge in militant violence in recent …