2008 Charsadda bombing
In the Charsadda bombing of 9 February 2008, a suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and another 50 were injured in Charsadda, Pakistan attending a political rally for the opposition Awami National Party. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan suspected Al-Qaeda or Taliban-linked groups were responsible after threatening all political parties in the North-West Frontier Province. The bombing occurred nine days before the 2008 Pakistani general election which was postponed in the wake of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
2008 Charsadda bombing | |
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Location | Charsadda, Pakistan |
Date | 9 February 2008 |
Target | Awami National Party |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Deaths | 27 |
Injured | 50 |
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