2020 Peshawar school bombing
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2020 Peshawar school bombing | |
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Part of terrorism in Pakistan and Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Date | 27 October 2020 |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
Deaths | 8 |
Injured | 110 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
On 27 October 2020, at least eight people were killed and another 110 injured by an explosion during a class at Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani's madrasa in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] Five to six kilograms of explosives were used in the bombing, which took place at the Jamia Zubairia madrasa at 08:30 local time (03:30 GMT).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Blast kills at least 8 people in Pakistan". Dawn. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Bombing attack left at least 8 people dead in Peshawar, Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.