2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing
2017 Hayatabad suicide bombing | |
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Part of the War in North-West Pakistan and Operation Ghazi | |
Location | Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan |
Target | Judges |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Deaths | 2 (+ 1 attacker) |
Injured | 12[1] |
Perpetrators | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
On 15 February 2017, a suicide bomber targeted a government van carrying civil judges in Hayatabad.[2] The attack was claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Firdous, Iftikhar (15 February 2017). "One killed in suicide attack on Peshawar judges".At least one person was killed and seven people were injured on Wednesday in an explosion in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area.
- ^ "Suicide bomber targets Peshawar judges' vehicle; driver killed". 15 February 2017.