February 2020 Quetta bombing | |
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Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | 17 February 2020 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 10 (including 2 police) |
Injured | 35 |
On 17 February 2020, a suicide bombing occurred in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] The attacker was on a motorcycle and detonated his bomb as police tried to stop him entering a Sunni extremist religious rally near a press club. [1] At least 10 people - including two police officers - were killed and another 35 people were injured. [1]
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. [1] Quetta is frequently attacked by Sunni Islamists as well as by Baloch separatist insurgents. [1]
February 2020 Quetta bombing | |
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Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | 17 February 2020 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Bomb |
Deaths | 10 (including 2 police) |
Injured | 35 |
On 17 February 2020, a suicide bombing occurred in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] The attacker was on a motorcycle and detonated his bomb as police tried to stop him entering a Sunni extremist religious rally near a press club. [1] At least 10 people - including two police officers - were killed and another 35 people were injured. [1]
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. [1] Quetta is frequently attacked by Sunni Islamists as well as by Baloch separatist insurgents. [1]