2008 Parachinar bombing

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2008 Parachinar bombing
Location Parachinar, Pakistan
Date February 16, 2008
Target Riaz Shah, Pakistan People's Party
Attack type Suicide attack
Death(s) 47[1]
Injured 150[1]

In the Parachinar bombing of February 16, 2008, a suicide bomber in Parachinar, Pakistan killed 47 people and injured 93 attending a political rally for the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party.[2] The attack occurred on the eve of the 2008 Pakistani general election to be held on February 18. The attack targeted people waiting for food outside of Riaz Shah's house. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Blast toll reaches 47: Polls postponed in Parachinar Daily Times, February 18, 2008
  2. ^ AFP

Coordinates: 33°54′N 70°06′E / 33.9°N 70.1°E / 33.9; 70.1