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2013 Parachinar bombing

2013 Parachinar bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan.svg
Location of Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan
Location Parachinar, Kurram Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Date 26 July 2013
Target Market
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths 57
Non-fatal injuries
100
Perpetrators unknown

The 2013 Parachinar bombing occurred on 26 July 2013. At least 57 people were killed and more than 100 injured after two bombs exploded on a market in Parachinar a capital city in Kurram Valley and the largest city of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in northern Pakistan on Friday the official said. The blast took place near the Afghan border and Shi'ite mosques. On 27 July 2013 the death toll rise to 57.


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