| 2021 Quetta suicide attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Date | 5 September 2021 |
| Target | FC checkpost |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 20 |
| Perpetrator | Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
On 5 September 2021, in Quetta, a terrorist on a motorcycle targeted a check post on Mastung Road, killing 4 FC personnel and injuring 20 others. [1] [2]
Police said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who drove his motorbike packed with six kilograms of explosives into a convoy of a law enforcement agency vehicle. Police and law enforcement agencies immediately began an investigation at the scene of the blast, led by a bomb squad. [3] Emergency services arrived on the scene shortly after the explosion. [4] According to police officials, the injured were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayyad Hospital for medical treatment. [5]
Prime Minister Imran Khan, Federal Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, [2] Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha, [6] Shahbaz Shareef [7] and others condemned the suicide attack. [8]
TTP claimed the responsibility, [9] which, according to Shireen Mazari, was sponsored by the RAW. [3] [4]