2014 Rawalpindi suicide bombing
The 2014 Rawalpindi suicide bombing was a suicide bombing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on 19 January 2014.
| 2014 Rawalpindi suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Date | 19 January 2014 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 14[1] |
| Injured | 18[2] |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
History
Six military personnel and eight civilians were killed in a suicide bombing in a town near the headquarters of the Pakistan Army. According to the BBC, "Soldiers and paramilitary forces were planning to leave the town of Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, for Razmak in North Waziristan, when their convoy was hit by the blast." Also according to the BBC, "Police say a group of soldiers had been passing on foot at the moment of Monday's explosion in Rawalpindi."[3][4]
References
- "Rawalpindi: 14 killed in suicide blast near RA Bazar". The News. 20 January 2014.
- "Rawalpindi suicide attack kills 14, wounds 18 near army headquarters". The Lahore Times. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- "Deadly blast hits Pakistan city of Rawalpindi". BBC News. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- "Suicide blast in Rawalpindi kills 13, injures at least 15". The Express Tribune. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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