January 2007 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing

January 2007 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing
Part of Sectarianism in Pakistan and War in North-West Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan is located in Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)
LocationDera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates31°30′N 70°42′E / 31.5°N 70.7°E / 31.5; 70.7
DateJanuary 29, 2007
TargetShi'ites
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths2 (+1 bomber)
Injured7
VictimsSecurity forces
Participant1 (suicide bomber)
MotiveSectarianism

On 29 January 2007, a suicide bomber blew himself up killing a policeman and a civilian and wounding 7 others in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] The incident happened during month of Muharram on the day of Ashura, the holiest day of the year for Shi'ites.

  1. ^ "'Three killed' in Pakistan blast". BBC News. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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