1987 Karachi car bombing | |
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Part of spillover of the Soviet–Afghan War | |
Location | Bohri Bazaar, Karachi, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 24°51′45″N67°00′59″E / 24.8625°N 67.0165°E |
Date | 14 July 1987 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
Weapons | Car bombs |
Deaths | 72 |
Injured | 250 |
Perpetrators | KhAD |
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