At least five people were killed and 17 others injured in a blast targeting an Imambargah in Chitian Hatian area on Friday.
Police said that a suicide attacker blew himself up after his attempt to enter the worship place was foiled.
The police said the suicide bomber reached the spot at around 9:20 PM riding a bike. They said that the bomber parked his bike and tried to enter the Imambargah.
Eyewitnesses said the explosion that took place outside the Imambargah was so intense that windowpanes of nearby buildings were shattered.
They said a Mehfil-e-Milad was being held in the Imambargah when the attack took place.
The injured were taken to the District Heaquaters Hospital where some of them were in critical condition.
A faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Saturday claimed responsibility for the the imambargah blast in Chitian Hatian area of Rawalpindi, which killed five people and wounded 17 others.
The powerful explosion on Friday night triggered chaos as dozens gathered in the Imambargah to distribute alms to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).
"We claim responsibility of the attack on the Imambargah and vow to continue such attacks against enemies of Islam," spokesman of Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction of TTP, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said in an email.
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