2024 Sibi bombing | |
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Location | Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | January 30, 2024 |
Target | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, 2024 elections campaign |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapon | Improvised Explosive Device |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrator | Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
The 2024 Sibi bombing was a bombing done by IS—KP in Sibi against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf during one of their political rallies for the 2024 Pakistani general election. [1]
There were several heavy clashes between terrorists and security forces in Balochistan before the bombing. [2]
On January 30, a bomb went off during a political rally by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the city of Sibi, [3] the blast killed 4 people and injured 5. [4]
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party condemned the bombing and stated the attention the bombing got should be used to suppress terrorists instead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party itself, [5] PTI also called for a full investigation of the attack. [6]
The United States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs made a post on X condemning the attack. [7] [8] They also stated that the Pakistani people have the 'right to choose their own leader', also condemning the attempt to undermine the election. [9]
2024 Sibi bombing | |
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Location | Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | January 30, 2024 |
Target | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, 2024 elections campaign |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapon | Improvised Explosive Device |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrator | Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
The 2024 Sibi bombing was a bombing done by IS—KP in Sibi against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf during one of their political rallies for the 2024 Pakistani general election. [1]
There were several heavy clashes between terrorists and security forces in Balochistan before the bombing. [2]
On January 30, a bomb went off during a political rally by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the city of Sibi, [3] the blast killed 4 people and injured 5. [4]
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party condemned the bombing and stated the attention the bombing got should be used to suppress terrorists instead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party itself, [5] PTI also called for a full investigation of the attack. [6]
The United States Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs made a post on X condemning the attack. [7] [8] They also stated that the Pakistani people have the 'right to choose their own leader', also condemning the attempt to undermine the election. [9]