2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack

The 2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack was a coordinated assault on Bacha Khan International Airport and the adjacent Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar on 22 December 2012 by Tehrik-i-Taliban terrorists in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Bacha Khan International Airport
Bacha Khan International Airport
LocationBacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates33°59′38″N 71°30′53″E
Date22 December 2012 (Pakistan Standard Time)
TargetPakistan Air Force Base Peshawar
Attack type
Mass shooting, rocket attack
Deaths9+
Injured40+
PerpetratorsTehrik-i-Taliban
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