January 2010 Bajaur bombing | |
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Location | Khar, Pakistan |
Date |
30 January 2010 16.30AM – (UTC+5) |
Target | Multiple |
Attack type | Suicide Bomber |
Deaths | 16 [1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 25 |
Suspected perpetrators | Al-Qaeda |
January 2010 Bajaur bombing was a suicide bombing in Khar town in Bajaur in Pakistan on January 30, 2010. At least 16 people were killed when a man dressed in a burqa walked up to a military checkpoint and detonated himself.[2][3] 2 soldiers were among the dead and at least 25 were injured.[4] It has long been suspected that Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri have been hiding in Bajaur.[3] A curfew was imposed in the district after the blast. The bomber was thought to be between 18 – 23 years of age.[5] The attack drew widespread condemnation in Pakistan.[6] The bombing was condemned by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Speaker National Assembly Fahmida Mirza, Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi, Chairman Senate Farooq H Naek, Deputy Chairman Jan Muhammad Jamali, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Minister for Zakat and Ushr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and Minister of State for Religious Affairs Shagufta Jumani.[6]
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- ↑ "Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint in Pakistan". BBC News. January 30, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8488888.stm. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ Anwarullah Khan (January 30, 2010). "3 security men among dead: 17 killed in attack on Bajaur post". http://www.dawn.com/news/517325/3-security-men-among-dead-17-killed-in-attack-on-bajaur-post.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint in Pakistan". BBC. January 30, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8488888.stm.
- ↑ "Suicide attack kills 12 in Pakistan's tribal region". January 30, 2010. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-01/30/c_13157221.htm.
- ↑ "Death toll climbs to 16 in Bajaur blast". Geo TV. January 30, 2010. http://www.geo.tv/1-30-2010/58176.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "16 killed in Bajaur suicide attack". The News International. January 31, 2010. http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=26973.
Coordinates: 34°41′N 71°30′E / 34.683°N 71.5°E
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