| Quetta Serena Hotel bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Date | 21 April 2021 |
| Target | Serena Hotel |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Weapon | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 11 |
| Perpetrator |  Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
On 21 April 2021, a car bombing killed at least five people [1] [2] [3] and injured another twelve at the Serena Hotel, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. [4]
Ziaullah Lango, Balochistan provincial Home Minister said, that the blast took place in the parking lot of the hotel. [5] [6] [7] [8] Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad announced that the primary target was believed to be China's ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong. [3] Although the ambassador was staying at the luxury hotel, he was not there at the time of the bombing. [9] Another possible reason given for the attack was that the bombing in the city of Quetta took place hours after Pakistan opened a new border crossing with neighboring Iran, a move that many have criticized. The Interior Minister confirmed that none of the hotel guests were injured, but a police officer and two security guards had been identified among the five victims. [10] [11]
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility, saying it was a suicide attack. [12]
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