2016 Quetta suicide bombing
2016 Quetta suicide bombing | |
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Part of the War in North-West Pakistan | |
Location of Balochistan in Pakistan | |
Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | 13 January 2016 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 15 |
Non-fatal injuries | 25 |
A suicide bomber detonated himself near security personal vehicles close to a polio centre in a town near Quetta, killing at least 15 people, including 13 policemen and one soldier killed and wounding another 25, including 18 policemen, two soldiers and six civilians. Both Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and Jaishul Islam organizations claimed responsibility.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
References
- ↑ Syed Ali Shah. "Blast near Quetta polio centre kills 14; TTP claims responsibility".
- ↑ "At least 15 killed in suicide blast near polio centre in Quetta". The Express Tribune. 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "15 die as suicide bomber strikes polio security team". Dawn. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-blast-idUSKCN0UR0ID20160113
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-bombing-suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-15-outside-polio-centre-in-quetta-pakistan-a6808681.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/world/asia/pakistan-quetta-suicide-bombing-polio.html
- ↑ http://www.geo.tv/latest/9317-Roadside-bomb-kills-14-dead-in-Quetta
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35299597
- ↑ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/deadly-blast-hits-anti-polio-centre-pakistan-160113044540957.html
- ↑ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Jan-2016/suicide-blast-outside-polio-centre-in-quetta-kills-15
- ↑ http://www.nation.co.ke/news/world/At-least-15-dead-in-blast-at-Pakistan-polio-centre/-/1068/3032480/-/yssc5k/-/index.html
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