2013 Mardan funeral suicide bombing
Map showing where Mardan is located.
LocationShergarh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date18 June 2013
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths28
Injured60
PerpetratorsUnknown
MotiveUnknown

On 18 June 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral in Shergarh , Mardan in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 34 people and injuring over 60 people.[1] The attack took place at a funeral prayer service for Abdullah Khan, who owned a compressed natural gas station.[2][3] One of the people killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand, who was previously an independent MPA.[4]

Bombing and aftermath

The bomb blast took place on 18 June 2013 during a funeral procession for a local businessman Haji Abdullah, who was shot a day before by unknown assailants. Imran Khan Mohmand , previously an independent candidate , but then part of the PTI party was injured and then later succumbed to his injuries. [1]The procession was being led by a former MPA of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , Maulana Muhammad Qasim , who survived the blast.[5] No militant organization took responsibility for the attack. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government announced monetary compensation for those involved. A sum of Rs. 300,000 for the families of those killed and Rs. 100,000 for those injured.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pakistan funeral suicide bomb attack kills 28". BBC News. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. "Suicide blast targets funeral in Pakistan". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. Khan, Ismail. "Attack at Funeral in Pakistan Kills 28". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. "Independent MPA, 29 others killed in Mardan blast". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 Dawn.com, Zahir Shah Sherazi | (2013-06-18). "Suicide blast at Mardan funeral; death toll rises to 34". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

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