Pakistan funeral bombing | |
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Map showing where Mardan is located. | |
Location | Shergarh, Mardan, Pakistan |
Date | June 18, 2013 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 28 |
Non-fatal injuries | 60+ |
Perpetrators | unknown |
Motive | unknown |
On 18 June 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral in Shergarh, Mardan in northwest Pakistan, killing 28 people and injuring over 60 people.[1] The attack took place at a funeral prayer service for Abdullah Khan, who owned a compressed natural gas station.[2][3] One of the people killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand, who was previously an independent MPA.[4]
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- ↑ "Pakistan funeral suicide bomb attack kills 28". BBC Online. 18 June 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22958033. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Suicide blast targets funeral in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/06/2013618123135439672.html. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Khan, Ismail. "Attack at Funeral in Pakistan Kills 28". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/world/asia/attack-at-funeral-in-pakistan.html. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "Independent MPA, 29 others killed in Mardan blast". The Express Tribune. http://tribune.com.pk/story/564819/blast-during-funeral-proceedings-in-mardan/. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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