Peshawar church bombing

Peshawar church bombing
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
LocationPeshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates34°00′19″N 71°34′16″E / 34.0053°N 71.5712°E / 34.0053; 71.5712
Date22 September 2013
TargetChristians
Attack type
Suicide bombings, Islamic terrorism, mass murder, religious hate crime
WeaponsSuicide belts
Deaths127
Injured250
PerpetratorsJundullah
Assailants2 suicide bombers
MotiveReligious discrimination in Pakistan, Persecution of Christians

On 22 September 2013, a twin suicide bombing took place at All Saints Church[1] in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 127 people were killed and more than 250 injured.[failed verification][2][3][4] It was the deadliest attack on the Christian minority in the history of Pakistan.[5]

  1. ^ "Suicide bombers attack historic church in Peshawar, 60 killed". Zee News. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ "GHRD: Article". Global Human Rights Defense. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ^ "40 die in Pakistan bombing". BBC News. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Twin church blasts claims 66 lives in Peshawar". Dawn. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Suicide bomb attack kills 60 at Pakistan church". Associated Press via The Los Angeles Times. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

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