June 2013 Pakistan bombings

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June 2013 Pakistan bombings
Location Quetta, Peshawar and North Waziristan
Date30 June 2013
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths52
Injured119

June 2013 Pakistan bombings was the series of terrorist attack in Pakistan on 30 June 2013. The attacks took place in Hazara Town, Quetta, in Peshawar and in Miranshah, North Waziristan which kills 52 and 119 others injured. [1] [2] The attacks came as the day when UK prime minister David Cameron visit Pakistan. [3]

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Attacks

The bombings took place at three different areas of Pakistan. One attack near a Shiite Muslim mosque in Hazara Town, Quetta in which at least 28 people killed. Another attack near the Badhaber Police Station in Peshawar in which 18 people killed. Other in a check post in Miranshah, North Waziristan in which four security officers were killed.


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References

  1. ↑ "Pakistani bombings kill 52, injure 119". Central Asia Online. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Death toll from Pakistan terror attacks climbs to 52". Washington Times. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  3. ↑ "David Cameron Pakistan Visit: Bomb Attacks Kill 49 People Amid UK PM's Trip". Huffingtonpost.com. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
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