Mingora funeral bombing

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At about 8pm on 29 February 2008, a suicide bombing occurred in Mingora, Swat District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4] The bomber attacked the funeral of a police superintendent who had been killed along with three constables in a bombing earlier that day in Lakki Marwat, NWFP. [1] [2] [3] [4] The attack killed about 40 people - including the 16-year-old son of the superintendent - and injured dozens of others. [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "45 killed in Pakistan funeral blast - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carnage at slain officer's funeral: DSP killed in Lakki Marwat blast; 38 die in Mingora suicide attack". DAWN.COM. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Suicide bomb at Pakistan funeral". 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pakistan bomb victims mourned". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

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