2013 Peshawar mosque attack

Peshawar mosque attack
Location	Peshawar, Pakistan
Date	June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Deaths	15
Non-fatal injuries	20
Perpetrators	unknown
Motive	unknown

On 20 June 2013, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque, killing 15 people and injuring over 20. The attack happened in the Shiite area known as Gulshan Colony. The attacker is believed to have been a Sunni Muslim. Three people were suspected of carrying out the attacks. The perpetrators first gunned down a police officer and a security guard, before the suicide bomber went into the mosque. There were reportedly around 300 people worshiping inside the mosque. The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, commented about the attack saying, "Such cowardly and heinous acts by the militants cannot weaken the nation's resolve to pursue its struggle against militancy."

See also

• Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013