Blast kills at least 15 in Pakistan mosque

(Adds new death toll, apparent suicide bomber)

WANA, Pakistan, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Taliban insurgents, who have carried out similar bombings, have been keeping a low profile during Pakistan's flood crisis, which has overwhelmed the government.

"Apparently it was a suicide attack and Maulana Noor Mohammad was the target," said an intelligence official in Wana, referring to a pro-government cleric.

Pakistan had said it made serious progress against militants before the floods hit more than three weeks ago. (Reporting by Hafiz Wazir and Javed Hussain; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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