August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing

August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
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Location	Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	30°12′13.17″N 67°0′16.09″E / 30.2036583°N 67.0044694°E / 30.2036583; 67.0044694
Date	12 August 2017
Target	Pakistan army
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Explosive belt, Incendiary device
Deaths	15 (+1 bomber)
Injured	40
Victims	8 soldiers and 7 civilians
Perpetrator	Islamic State – Khorasan Province (claimed)
Participant	1
Motive	Derailment of Pakistan Independence Day celebration

On 12 August 2017, a suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others.^[1] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.