2007 Charsadda mosque bombing
| 2007 Charsadda mosque bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
 Location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan | |
| Location | Charsadda District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| Date | 21 December 2007 |
| Target | Mosque |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Weapons | Explosive belts |
| Deaths | 50 |
| Injured | 100 |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
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On 21 December 2007, at least 50 people were killed and 100 others injured by a suicide bombing in Charsadda District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.[1] The bomber detonated his explosives in a mosque in the residential compound of Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, where prayers for Eid al-Adha were being conducted.[1] Sherpao was among the 1,000 people in the mosque at the time, but was not injured.[1] The bomb contained around seven kilograms of explosive as well as nails and ball bearings.[1]
Charsadda suffered major insurgent attacks in April 2007, February 2008, May 2011, January 2016 and February 2017.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Pakistan suicide blast 'kills 50'". BBC News. 21 December 2007.
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