August 2013 Quetta bombing

On 8 August 2013, a suicide attacker exploded a bomb at a funeral being held for a police officer in Quetta, Pakistan, and killed as many as thirty-seven[1] people and injured over fifty people. No group has taken responsibility for the bombing, but it is believed that the Taliban were behind the bombing. A senior police officer, Fayaz Sumbal, noticed the suicide bomber before he blew himself up. As Fayaz began searching the suicide bomber's body, the bomber blew himself up. The bomber was wearing a jacket that had ball bearings and shrapnel inside.[2]

Quetta bomb attack
LocationQuetta, Pakistan
DateAugust 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)
TargetFayaz Sumbal
Attack type
Bomb blast
Deaths37
Injuredover 50
Perpetratorsunknown, possibly the Taliban

See also

References

  1. "Fresh attack targets Pakistan's Quetta". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Pakistan Quetta suicide bomber kills at least 28 people". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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