2008 Swat Valley bombing

23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing

Location	Swat, Pakistan
Date	23 August 2008 (UTC+5)
Target	Pakistan police and army
Attack type	suicide bombing
Deaths	20
Suspected perpetrators	Tehrik-e-Taleban

Terrorist attacks in Pakistan (since 2001)

Bold indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths ‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date

2001	1st Bahawalpur

2002	1st Karachi 2nd Karachi

2003	1st Quetta 1st Rawalpindi

2004	2nd Quetta 3rd Karachi 1st Fateh Jang 1st Multan

2005	1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya)

2006	4th Karachi 1st Dargai

2007	2nd Rawalpindi 5th Karachi ‡ 1st Charsadda 3rd Rawalpindi (Bhutto assassination)

2008	2nd Charsadda Parachinar 1st Swat 1st Darra Adam Khel 1st Islamabad 2nd Islamabad Wah 2nd Swat 1st Peshawar 3rd Islamabad Orakzai ‡ 2nd Peshawar

2009	2nd Lahore (Lankan cricket) 1st Khyber 3rd Lahore 4th Islamabad Chakwal 4th Lahore Upper Dir 3rd Peshawar 5th Lahore Khanewal Kohat 4th Peshawar 4th Rawalpindi Shangla 6th Lahore 5th Islamabad 5th Peshawar ‡ 5th Rawalpindi 6th Peshawar 6th Rawalpindi 7th Lahore 1st Dera Ghazi Khan 1st Lower Dir 6th Karachi

2010	Lakki Marwat ‡ 1st Bajaur 2nd Lower Dir 7th Karachi 2nd Khyber 3rd Khyber 8th Lahore 9th/10th Lahore U.S consulate and ANP attack 1st Timergarah 2nd/3rd Kohat 8th Peshawar 11th Lahore (Ahmadiyya) 12th Lahore (Sufi) 1st Mohmand Agency ‡ 13th Lahore (Shia) 3rd Quetta 2nd Darra Adam Khel 8th Karachi (CID) 2nd Mohmand Agency 2nd Bajaur

2011	Faisalabad 9th Peshawar 2nd Dera Ghazi Khan 3rd Charsadda PNS Mehran 10th Peshawar 4th Khyber 1st Quetta 9th Karachi ‡ (target killings) 1st Mastung

2012	5th Khyber 1st Rahim Yar Khan 2nd Parachinar 1st Kohistan 11th Peshawar 2nd Bajaur 2nd Quetta 12th Peshawar 6th Khyber 1st Mansehra 2nd Darra Adam Khel 1st Khuzdar 13th Peshawar - Airport 7th Khyber 14th Peshawar 15th Peshawar 3rd Quetta

2013	Quetta and Swat bombings ‡ Quetta Hazara bombings Shiite mosque bombing Election day bombings Quaid-e-Azam residency Quetta shooting & bombings Mardan funeral bombing Peshawar Shiite mosque bombing Nanga Parbat massacre 7th Quetta/17th Peshawar Lahore Bombing 3rd Parachinar 11th Karachi Quetta funeral bombing Quetta mosque attack Peshawar church attack Qissa Khawani Bazaar bombing Peshawar

2014	Karachi Chaudhry Aslam assassination Peshawar cinema bombings Karachi airport attack Quetta Airbase attack Gujranwala attacks (Ahmadiyya) Wagah Border bombing Peshawar school massacre ‡

2015	Shikarpur bombing Peshawar mosque attack Lahore church bombings Karachi bus shooting 2015 Mastung bus attack 2015 Attock bombing 2015 Camp Badaber attack Taunsa Sharif bombing 2015 Quetta bus bombing 2015 Jaobabad Bombimg 2015 Jhelum attacks

2016	Bacha Khan University attack

The 23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing occurred on 23 August 2008 when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a police station in Charbagh Tehsil of Swat valley of North West Frontier Province killing 20 people. The Tehrik-e-Taleban organisation claimed responsibility.

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Coordinates: 35°13′22″N 72°25′33″E / 35.222711°N 72.425815°E / 35.222711; 72.425815

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2008 Swat Valley bombing

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