Mardan suicide bombing

Mardan bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
Location	Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date	29 December 2015
Deaths	26
Injured	50

On 29 December 2015, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the front entrance of a regional branch of the National Database and Registration Authority, which is responsible for issuing ID cards in northwestern city of Mardan, Pakistan. The blast killed 26 people and more than 50 were wounded. Leader of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Bomber

Syed Abdullah, resident of Shahi Abad, Mohibanda in Mardan district, was found to be the bomber. ^[4]

See also

• 2013 Mardan funeral bombing
• List of terrorist incidents, 2015
• Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015

References

1. "Taliban suicide bomber kills 26 in NW Pakistan: officials". The Jordan Times . 29 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
2. "26 killed in suicide attack near Nadra office in Mardan". 29 December 2015.
3. "At least 23 killed, 56 injured in suicide blast at NADRA office in Mardan". 29 December 2015.
4. "Mardan police station attack's bomber identified". 31 May 2016.