CHARSADDA, Pakistan — A bomb that exploded near a mosque in northwestern Pakistan killed a woman and three children, police said, just hours after US forces killed Usama bin Laden.
The attack happened in Charsadda, about 85 miles west of Abbottabad, where US special forces killed bin Laden in a raid early Monday local time, AFP reported.
At least five other people were wounded in the bomb attack, which was also close to a police station that appeared to be the intended target. Two police officers were among those injured, local police chief Nisar Khan Marwat said.
The bomb destroyed the mosque and damaged an outer wall of the police station, he added.
The Pakistani Taliban — known as Tehreek-e-Taliban — initially denied bin Laden’s death but later threatened to attack Pakistan and the US if the report was true.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the mosque Monday, but there were fears of further reprisals following bin Laden’s death.
World leaders hailed the news of his death but warned that the fight against terrorism would continue.