2015 Parachinar bombing

2015 Parachinar bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Location of Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan
LocationParachinar, Kurram Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Date13 December 2015
Deaths25
Injured62
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A bombing occurred on 23 December 2015 at a clothes bazaar in Pakistan's Parachinar area in the Kurram Valley. It was not clear whether the bombing was a suicide attack or a remotely controlled detonation. The blast killed 25 people and another 62 were injured.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "At least 23 dead and 30 injured in Pakistan market blast - reports". The Express Tribune.
  2. ^ Akbar, Ali (2015-12-13). "At least 22 dead in Parachinar clothes market blast". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. ^ "Death toll in northwest Pakistan blast rises to 24". Reuters. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  4. ^ "Deadly bombing hits Pakistan marketplace". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  5. ^ "Pakistan market bombing kills 15". 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  6. ^ Masood, Salman (2015-12-13). "Sunni Militants Claim Deadly Attack at Market in Pakistan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  7. ^ "Sectarian terror revisits Parachinar | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-15.

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