Islamabad, Feb. 28 -- At least six people, including leader of political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sami (JUI-S), Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed in a suicide blast on Friday at the Darul Uloom Haqqania madarsa in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera district of Pakistan.

The blast tore through the main prayer hall of the madarsa as worshipers had gathered for their Friday prayers, KP Police Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed said as per Dawn.

"It was a suicide blast. Three policemen were also injured in the attack," Police inspector Hameed said, according to Dawn.

According to Dawn, referencing KP Police statement, the blast occurred at 2 PM, with police and rescue teams immediately dispatched to the site of the incident.

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