Two suicide bombers carried out the deadliest attack on Christians Pakistan has ever seen when they detonated their devices amid hundreds of Christians at Peshawar’s All Saints Church.
The death toll from the church bombings currently stands at 81 and may climb higher.
The attack on the , which also wounded over 140 people, occurred as worshippers were leaving after services to get a free meal of rice offered on the front lawn.
A senior Pakistani government official told CBS News’ Farhan Bokhari that all the victims appeared to be Christians who were leaving the church in Peshawar when the suicide bombers raced towards the main entrance and blew themselves up.
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