Bhai Pheru bus bombing

The Bhai Pheru bus bombing was a bombing targeting a bus in Bhai Pheru (now Phool Nagar), Pakistan killing 52 and injuring 26.[2][3]

Bhai Pheru bus bombing
LocationPhool Nagar, Pakistan
Date28 April 1996
10:30 am local time
TargetBus
Attack type
bombing
WeaponsBag bomb
Deaths52
Injured26
Perpetratorsforeigners (Pakistani claim)[1]

Bombing

On 28 April 1996, a bus picked up passengers at Kot Radha Kishan bus stop in Bhai Pheru. The bus (FDJ 9176) was overcrowded with over 100 passengers on their way to celebrate Eid al-Adha in a 52-seater bus.[4] In the bus, a bomb was placed underneath a seat near the fuel tank of the bus. At 10:30 am local time while the bus was going through the main marketplace in Bhai Pheru the bomb detonated.[5] The detonation of the bomb ruptured the fuel tank of the bus causing a fireball that quickly spread throughout the bus. The bus continued burning for two hours until firefighters from other towns arrived.[6] The bombing killed 52 people and injured 26. [7]

References
  1. "WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Pakistan Premier Blames 'Foreigners' for Bombing". New York times. 30 April 1996. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Bomb blast near Bhai Pheru : 50 perish in bus inferno". DAWN WIRE SERVICE. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "COMMUNITY VALUE ABOVE INDIVIDUALISM: A COMMON CULTURAL ELEMENT IN MODERN SUICIDE BOMBERS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "Bus bomb in Pakistan kills 60". UPI. 28 April 1996. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. "DEATH TOLL COULD REACH 60 IN BOMBING OF PAKISTAN BUS". Associated Press. 29 April 1996. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. "Bomb blast near Bhai Pheru : 50 perish in bus inferno". DAWN WIRE SERVICE. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. "COMMUNITY VALUE ABOVE INDIVIDUALISM: A COMMON CULTURAL ELEMENT IN MODERN SUICIDE BOMBERS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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