December 2009 Lower Dir mosque bombing

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December 2009 Lower Dir mosque bombing
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Location Timergara, Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date18 December 2009
Target Mosque
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths12
Injured28

December 2009 Lower Dir mosque bombing was a suicide bombing just outside a mosque in the town of Timergara in Lower Dir District in Pakistan on Friday 18 December 2009. [1] [2] Police said that the bomber had tried to enter the mosque during afternoon prayers but didn't succeed due to security measures. He then blew up his explosives-packed vehicle near the gate of the mosque. [3] At least 12 people were killed and 28 wounded in the attack. Most of the dead were policemen who were leaving the mosque after Friday prayers. The mosque is adjacent to the district police headquarters. [4]

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References

  1. "Deadly Bomb Blast Near Mosque in Pakistan". The New York Times . 18 December 2009.
  2. "Deadly blast hits Pakistan mosque". Al Jazeera. 18 December 2009.
  3. "12 killed, 28 injured in NW Pakistan suicide attack". Xinhua News Agency. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
  4. "Twelve killed in Dir suicide attack". Dawn. 19 December 2009.