2013 Parachinar bombing

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2013 Parachinar bombing
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Location Parachinar, Kurram Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Date26 July 2013
TargetMarket
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths57 [1]
Injured100
Perpetratorsunknown

The 2013 Parachinar bombing was a bombing incident that occurred in Parachinar, Pakistan on 26 July 2013. At least 57 people were killed and more than 100 injured after two bombs exploded on a market in Parachinar a capital city in Kurram Valley and the largest city of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in northern Pakistan on Friday the official said. The blast took place near the Afghan border and Shi'ite mosques. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] On 27 July 2013 the death toll rose to 57. [8]

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References

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  2. "23 die in two explosion". BBC News. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. "25 people die in two bombs attack". GEO TV. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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