STORY HIGHLIGHTS
-The death toll rises to 81, a hospital official says
-A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
-A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
-The attack is one of the deadliest ever on the Christian community in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Choir members and
children attending Sunday school were among 81 people killed in a
suicide bombing at a Protestant church in northwest Pakistan.
It was one of the deadliest attacks ever on the Christian community in Pakistan.
The attack took place at
the All Saints Church of Pakistan, in the violence-plagued city of
Peshawar, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the country's capital,
Islamabad.
A congregation of about 500 people was attending the church. Two attackers struck right as services concluded.
"Suicide bombers entered
the church compound from the main gate and blew themselves up in the
midst of the people," a statement posted on the diocese website read.
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