Bhai Pheru bus bombing

Bhai Pheru bus bombing
Location	Phool Nagar, Pakistan
Date	28 April 1996 10:30 am local time
Target	Bus
Attack type	bombing
Weapons	Bag bomb
Deaths	52
Injured	26
Perpetrators	foreigners (Pakistani claim) [1]

The Bhai Pheru bus bombing was a bombing targeting a bus in Bhai Pheru (now Phool Nagar), Pakistan, killing 52 and injuring 26. ^{[2] [3]}

Bombing

On 28 April 1996, a bus picked up passengers at Kot Radha Kishan bus stop in Bhai Pheru. The bus (FDJ 9176) was overcrowded with over 100 passengers on their way to celebrate Eid al-Adha in a 52-seater bus. ^[4] In the bus, a bomb was placed underneath a seat near the fuel tank of the bus. At 10:30 am local time while the bus was going through the main marketplace in Bhai Pheru the bomb detonated. ^[5] The detonation of the bomb ruptured the fuel tank of the bus causing a fireball that quickly spread throughout the bus. The bus continued burning for two hours until firefighters from other towns arrived. ^[6] The bombing killed 52 people and injured 26. ^[7]

References

1. "WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Pakistan Premier Blames 'Foreigners' for Bombing". The New York Times. New York times. 30 April 1996. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Bomb blast near Bhai Pheru : 50 perish in bus inferno". DAWN WIRE SERVICE. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
3. "COMMUNITY VALUE ABOVE INDIVIDUALISM: A COMMON CULTURAL ELEMENT IN MODERN SUICIDE BOMBERS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "Bus bomb in Pakistan kills 60". UPI. 28 April 1996. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
5. "DEATH TOLL COULD REACH 60 IN BOMBING OF PAKISTAN BUS". Associated Press. 29 April 1996. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
6. "Bomb blast near Bhai Pheru : 50 perish in bus inferno". DAWN WIRE SERVICE. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
7. "COMMUNITY VALUE ABOVE INDIVIDUALISM: A COMMON CULTURAL ELEMENT IN MODERN SUICIDE BOMBERS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.