2012 Khyber Agency bombing

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2012 Khyber Agency bombing
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Map of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The Khyber Agency is located in the north (in light yellow). Click to enlarge
Location Jamrud, Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Date10 January 2012 (2012-01-10)
Deaths30
Injured78

The 2012 Khyber Agency bombing occurred on 10 January 2012, when a bomb exploded near a petrol pump in the town of Jamrud near the Afghan border in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The bombing killed at least 30 people while 78 others were injured. [1] [2]

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Background

The Khyber Agency market bombing was recorded to be the first major terrorist attack in the country since September 2011 when a Taliban suicide bomber had killed 46 people at a funeral in Lower Dir, targeting anti-Taliban militia members. [1] Khyber Agency has experienced heavy conflict due to constant cross-border movement of militants connected to the War in Afghanistan. It used to serve as the main NATO supply route to Afghanistan [3] until the closure of all supply lines by Pakistan in the wake of a NATO-led attack on Pakistani military checkposts which resulted in the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Attack

According to official sources, the bomb was triggered by a remote-controlled device and had been planted beforehand in a passenger pick-up van at a fuel station in the town near a vegetable market (bazaar). [1] A local government administrator said the incident may have been a reaction to a successful military operation underway in Khyber Agency against insurgents and that the possible target of the attack may have been people of the Zakhakhel tribe who had formed a lashkar (armed militia) against Tehrik-i-Taliban militants. The bombing had hallmarks similar to earlier attacks carried out by insurgent groups. [1]

The injured were transported by ambulances to the Hayatabad Medical Complex, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. [2] The area was closed and cordoned by security agencies for investigation following the explosion. Funeral prayers were held for the dead soon after the attack. [4] A compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 was announced by authorities for heirs of the deceased victims and Rs. 25,000 for those who were injured. [1]

Responsibility

A Taliban spokesman speaking via telephone from an undisclosed location denied that the Taliban had a role in the attack. [1] Taliban spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan also disowned the attack in an email sent to the media. [2] Local residents claimed that the nature of the bombing suggested that it was related more to a tribal dispute, since most of the victims of the blast were members of a tribe who opposed the notorious local warlord Mangal Bagh. [3] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Terror attack in Jamrud bazaar leaves 30 dead". Dawn . 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "29 killed, 50 injured in Jamrud blast: Official". The Express Tribune . 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "US condemns deadly Pakistan bombing". News24 . 11 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Khassadars among 30 killed in Jamrud blast". The News International, Pakistan. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Tribal dispute seen behind Jamrud blast
  6. ↑ "President, PM condemn Jamrud Bazaar blast". Associated Press of Pakistan . 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  7. 1 2 Blast in Jamrud claims 35 lives [ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Governor condemns Jamrud blast". Khyber News . 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "PTI condemns Jamrud blast". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "UN chief condemns Pakistan bombing". Daily News and Analysis. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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