2015 Quetta bus bombing

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2015 Quetta bus bombing
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Location of Balochistan in Pakistan
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date19 October 2015
TargetBus
Deaths11
Injured22
Perpetratorsunknown

The 2015 Quetta bus bombing occurred on 19 October 2015 in Quetta a city in Balochistan. [1] [2] The blast killed at least 11 people and another 22 were injured. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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