2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing

Insurgent attack in Pakistan
2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing
LocationNorth Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date24 May 2023
TargetSecurity checkpoint
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosives
Deaths4
InjuredSeveral
PerpetratorsJaish Fursan Mohammed
No. of participants
1
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On 24 May 2023, a security checkpoint was attacked by a suicide bomber in North Waziristan, Pakistan. Four people were killed in the attack, and numerous others were injured.[1] It was believed by some that the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) were responsible[2] following them taking credit for an attack on an oil and gas plant in the Hangu District the day before, which resulted in the deaths of four security personnel and two private guards.[3] Four days later, the militant group Jaish Fursan Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]

The media branch of the Pakistani Military, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed the deaths of two soldiers, Naik Said Ullah Shah and Sepoy Jawad Khan, Police Constable Hakeem Jan, and an unarmed civilian.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Soldiers among four killed in northwest Pakistan suicide bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ "Soldiers among four killed in northwest Pakistan suicide bombing". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ^ "6 Pakistani Security Forces Killed in Attack on Oil, Gas Plant". VOA. 2023-05-23. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ Jihadi militant group Jaish Fursan Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the recent suicide bombing in Dattakhel, North Waziristan. #Pakistan
  5. ^ "Two soldiers, policeman martyred in suicide attack in North Waziristan". www.radio.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.