| 2017 Mastung suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
  Mastung Mastung (Balochistan, Pakistan)  Mastung Mastung (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 29°24′31″N 67°11′22″E / 29.408737°N 67.189449°E |
| Date | 12 May 2017 |
| Target | Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri |
Attack type | Suicide motorcycle bombing |
| Weapons | Explosive belt[1] |
| Deaths | 28 |
| Injured | 40 |
| Victims | Hafiz Qudratullah (Naib emir of JUI-F's Quetta dist.) Iftikhar Mughal (director staff of the Senate) |
| Participant | 1 suicide bomber |
On 12 May 2017, a suicide bombing targeted the convoy of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, a JUI (F) member, on the N-25 National Highway in Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan.[2] At least 28 people were killed; 40 others were injured, including the Senator.[3] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[4] The attack was an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Haideri.
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TETwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Atentado suicida en Pakistán deja al menos 17 muertos y un senador herido". La Nacion. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Shahid, Saleem (13 May 2017). "28 die as Senate deputy leader survives bomb attack in Mastung". Dawn. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan bomb attack: Balochistan blast kills 25". BBC News. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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