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A bomb has exploded during prayers at a mosque in a restive part of north-western Pakistan. A suicide bomber is reported to have detonated explosives in a mosque in a restive part of north-western Pakistan killing at least 10 people.
At least 10 people were reported to have been killed in the attack in the Haya Gai area of Upper Dir district. The attack happened in the Haya Gai area of Upper Dir district as Muslim worshippers gathered at the mosque for the main Friday prayers.
However, a local official told Reuters news agency initial reports suggested as many as 40 people had died. Unconfirmed reports say people are wounded and the death toll could rise.
Upper Dir is close to Swat Valley, where major fighting is under way between the Pakistani military and Taliban militants. Nearby Swat Valley has been the scene of heavy fighting between the Pakistani military and Taliban militants.
Local officials said the suicide bomber detonated the explosives after walking into the mosque during Friday prayers. The region has been hit by a number of suicide attacks linked to the Taliban insurgency, as well as the Shia-Sunni sectarian divide.
Around 50 people were killed in the town of Jamrud, in the Kyber agency, in March, after a suicide bomber targeted a mosque.