According to reports, the death toll from a suicide attack on a police compound in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 31.

Agence France-Presse reported on Saturday, September 19, citing a police official, that the attack occurred on Friday.

According to officials, the attacker drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the police compound building while police officers and their families were praying in a mosque.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the attack.

The group “Lashkar-e-Jihad” (United Mujahideen), affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for the attack.