Shikarpur bombing

Shikarpur bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Location of Sindh in Pakistan
LocationShikarpur, Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan
Date30 January 2015
Deaths61
Injured50

The Shikarpur bombing occurred on 30 January 2015 when Sunni militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban killed 61 people and injured 50 in a bombing at a Shiite mosque in the Shikarpur District of Pakistan's Sindh province.[1][2]

Jundallah claimed responsibility for the attack.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Bomb killed at least 53 people in Shikarpur". DAWN. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ Mehar, Abdul Ghaffar (31 January 2015). "Shikarpur imambargah bombing kills 61". The Nation. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Shia mosque blast in Shikarpur kills dozens". BBC News. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Mourns Dead After Mosque Bombing". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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