2015 Tonsa bombing
| 2015 Tonsa bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
.svg) Location of Punjab in Pakistan | |
| Location | Tonsa, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Date | 14 October 2015 |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 7[1] |
| Injured | 13[1] |
| Perpetrators | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
On 14 October 2015,[2] a suicide bombing killed at least 7 people and injured thirteen others in Tonsa, Punjab, Pakistan. The attack took place inside the political office of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML–N) MNA Sardar Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa, who was not present. Sardar Khosa, who was attending a meeting in Islamabad, said he did not receive any threat or alert prior to the blast. A Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan splinter group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][3][4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Suicide bombing killed 7 people and another 13 were wounded". The Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Suicide bomber kills seven at PML-N MNAs office in DG Khan". The News International, Pakistan. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Blast at MNA's political office in DG Khan, seven killed, several wounded". dawn.com. 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Suicide bomber kills seven at PML-N MNAs office in DG Khan - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". geo.tv. 14 October 2015.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/10/14/world/asia/ap-as-pakistan.html?_r=0 [dead link]
- ↑ Jon Boone (14 October 2015). "Seven killed in suspected suicide bombing at Pakistan MP's office". the Guardian.