Pakistan funeral bombing | |
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Map showing where Mardan is located.
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Location | Shergarh, Mardan, Pakistan |
Date | June 18, 2013 |
Attack type
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Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 28 |
Non-fatal injuries
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60+ |
Perpetrators | unknown |
Motive | unknown |
On 18 June 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral in Shergarh, Mardan in northwest Pakistan, killing 28 people and injuring over 60 people. The attack took place at a funeral prayer service for Abdullah Khan, who owned a compressed natural gas station. One of the people killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand, who was previously an independent MPA.
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013