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Peshawar: Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Moazzam Jah Ansari on Thursday said that the terrorist responsible for the January 31 suicide bomb blast at the Peshawar mosque had been identified through CCTV footage, adding that he was wearing a police uniform.
Addressing a press conference, the IGP stated that the assailant was was riding a motorcycle with a helmet and mask on, The Express Tribune reported.
He added that the motorcycle’s number plate was fake.
Ansari detailed that the attacker pretended to take the vehicle to the side, reached the police lines and asked a constable where the mosque was.
The bomber was found in footage from Khyber Road, The Express Tribune reported citing the top police official as saying.
He stated that the head of the suicide bomber found at the scene was the same as the person identified on the CCTV footage.

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