2015 Jacobabad bombing

2015 Jacobabad bombing
Location28°16′37″N 68°27′05″E / 28.27694°N 68.45139°E / 28.27694; 68.45139
Lashari Mohalla, Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Date23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
TargetShia Muslims
Attack type
Suicide attack
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deathsat least 22; 20-25 missing[1]
Injured20+
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)

On 23 October 2015, twenty-three people were killed[2] when a suicide bomber targeted a procession of Shia Muslims marking Ashoura in Jacobabad, Sindh. At least five children are among the dead.[3] The bombing also injured at least 32 people.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Ali, Sarfraz (16 August 2015). "Death toll rises to 22 in suicide attack at Punjab Interior Minister Shuja Khanzada's political office in Attock". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ↑ ARY news. "Jacobabad bomb blast: death toll mounts to 23".
  3. ↑ "Pakistan unrest: Suicide bomber kills Shia marchers in Jacobabad". BBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Deaths as suicide bomber targets Shias in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ↑ express tribune. "Investigations: Two teams formed to investigate Jacobabad bombing".
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