Taunsa Sharif bombing
| Taunsa Sharif bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
.svg.png) Location of Punjab in Pakistan | |
| Location | Taunsa Sharif, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Date | 14 October 2015 |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 7[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 13[1] |
| Perpetrators |
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
|
The Taunsa Sharif bombing occurred on 14 October 2015 [2] when a suicide bomb killed at least 7 people and injures 13 others in Taunsa Sharif a city in Punjab province inside the political office of Pakistan Muslim League MNA Sardar Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa, who was not present. Sardar Khosa, who was attending a meeting in Islamabad, said he did not receive any threat or alert prior to the blast. A Taliban splinter group, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the attack. [1][3][4][5][6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Suicide bombing killed 7 people and another 13 were wounded". The Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Suicide bomber kills seven at PML-N MNAs office in DG Khan". The News International, Pakistan. 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Blast at MNA's political office in DG Khan, seven killed, several wounded". dawn.com.
- ↑ "Suicide bomber kills seven at PML-N MNAs office in DG Khan - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". geo.tv. 14 October 2015.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/14/world/asia/ap-as-pakistan.html?_r=0
- ↑ Jon Boone. "Seven killed in suspected suicide bombing at Pakistan MP's office". the Guardian.
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