- March 2011 Peshawar bombing
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9 March 2011 Peshawar bombing Location Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Date 9 March 2011 Attack type Car explosive Death(s) 40+ Perpetrator(s) Taliban Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 40 deaths
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Red indicates the deadliest terrorist attack to date2001 1st Bahawalpur2002 2003 1st Quetta – 1st Rawalpindi2004 2005 1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya)2006 4th Karachi – 1st Dargai2007 2008 2nd Charsadda – Parachinar – 1st Swat – 1st Darra Adam Khel – 1st Islamabad – 2nd Islamabad – Wah – 2nd Swat – 1st Peshawar – 3rd Islamabad – Orakzai – 2nd Peshawar2009 2nd Lahore (Lankan cricket) – 1st Khyber – 3rd Lahore – 4th Islamabad – Chakwal – 4th Lahore – Upper Dir – 3rd Peshawar – 5th Lahore – Khanewal – Kohat – 4th Peshawar – 4th Rawalpindi – Shangla – 6th Lahore – 5th Islamabad – 5th Peshawar – 5th Rawalpindi – 6th Peshawar – 6th Rawalpindi – 7th Lahore – 1st Dera Ghazi Khan – 1st Lower Dir – 6th Karachi2010 Lakki Marwat – 1st Bajaur – 2nd Lower Dir – 7th Karachi – 2nd Khyber – 3rd Khyber – 8th Lahore – 9th/10th Lahore – 7th Peshawar – 2nd/3rd Kohat – 8th Peshawar – 11th Lahore (Ahmadiyya) – 12th Lahore (Sufi) – 1st Mohmand Agency – 13th Lahore (Shia) – 3rd Quetta – 2nd Darra Adam Khel – 8th Karachi (CID) – 2nd Mohmand Agency – 2nd Bajaur2011 Faisalabad – 9th Peshawar – 2nd Dera Ghazi Khan – 3rd Charsadda – PNS Mehran – 10th Peshawar – Khyber Agency – 9th Karachi (target killings) – 1st Mastung
The 9 March 2011 Peshawar bombing occurred in the city of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. The attack took place in the Adezai locality of Peshawar; 37 people were killed and at least 45 were wounded.[1] The blast happened during a funeral held for the wife of a local anti-Taliban Pashtun militia leader.[2] According to a witness, the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, a "boy wrapped in a shawl."[2] A medical emergency was declared at hospitals in Peshawar, where those injured in the attack were taken.[2]
The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the explosion,[2] and said it was retaliation for the local militia's support for Pakistani security forces in carrying out anti-Taliban operations.[2]
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani issued a statement condemning the attacks, though the government was also criticised for its lack of support for those affected by the Taliban.[1]
The incident took place just a day after another separate terrorist incident in Faisalabad.
See also
References
- ^ a b Masood, Salman (9 March 2011). "Bomber Hits Taliban Opponents in Pakistan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x7CssbEz. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Deadly attack at Pakistan funeral procession". BBC News. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x7CvR5EQ. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
Categories:- Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011
- Suicide bombings in Pakistan
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