On 29 September 2023, a bomb exploded inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Doaba,[citation needed] Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
One of the attackers was stopped at the gate as they attempted to enter the mosque, is located within a police facility, and was unable to carry out their plan.
This bombing was carried out a few hours after a similar attack in Mastung District of Balochistan.
[4] The critically injured victims were promptly transported to nearby hospitals to receive urgent medical treatment and care.
[6] Amir Rana, director of the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies, said the Mastung and Hangu mosque bombings appeared to be the work of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).