2016 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Location of Balochistan in Pakistan
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date13 January 2016
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsBomb
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

  1. ↑ Syed Ali Shah. "Blast near Quetta polio centre kills 14; TTP claims responsibility".
  2. ↑ "At least 15 killed in suicide blast near polio centre in Quetta". The Express Tribune. 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "15 die as suicide bomber strikes polio security team". Dawn. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside Pakistan polio center". 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2016 – via Reuters.
  5. ↑ "Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside polio centre in Pakistan". The Independent. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Suicide Bomb Near Polio Center in Pakistan Kills at Least 16". The New York Times. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Suicide bombing near Quetta polio vaccination centre kills 15". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bomb near Pakistan polio centre 'kills 15'". BBC News. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
  9. ↑ "Deadly suicide attack targets polio centre in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dailytimes - Your Right To Know". Daily Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "At least 15 dead in blast at Pakistan polio centre". Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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