2015 Jacobabad bombing

2015 Jacobabad bombing
Location	Lashari Mohalla, Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates	28°16′37″N68°27′05″E / 28.27694°N 68.45139°E / 28.27694; 68.45139
Date	23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Target	Shia Muslims
Attack type	Suicide attack
Weapons	Explosive belt
Deaths	at least 22; 20-25 missing [1]
Injured	20+
Perpetrators	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)

On 23 October 2015, twenty-three people were killed ^[2] when a suicide bomber targeted a procession of Shia Muslims marking Ashoura in Jacobabad, Sindh. At least five children are among the dead. ^[3] The bombing also injured at least 32 people. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Targeted killings in Pakistan
• Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015

References

1. Ali, Sarfraz (16 August 2015). "Death toll rises to 22 in suicide attack at Punjab Interior Minister Shuja Khanzada's political office in Attock". Daily Pakistan . Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. ARY news. "Jacobabad bomb blast: death toll mounts to 23".
3. "Pakistan unrest: Suicide bomber kills Shia marchers in Jacobabad". BBC News. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
4. "Deaths as suicide bomber targets Shias in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
5. express tribune. "Investigations: Two teams formed to investigate Jacobabad bombing".