January 2016 Quetta suicide bombing

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2016 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
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Location of Balochistan in Pakistan
Location Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date13 January 2016
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Weapons Bomb
Deaths15
Injured25

A suicide bomber detonated himself near security personal vehicles close to a polio centre in a town near Quetta, Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, including 13 policemen and one soldier and wounding another 25, including 18 policemen, two soldiers and six civilians. Both Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and Jaishul Islam organizations claimed responsibility. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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References

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