April 2010 Kohat bombings

The April 2010 Kohat bombings were a pair of bombings that struck a center for displaced people on the outskirts of the town of Kohat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on April 17, 2010. At least 41 people were killed, while another 64 more were injured. The next day another suicide bombing at a police station killed 7 more and injured nearly two dozen.

April 2010 Kohat bombings
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
LocationKohat, Pakistan
DateApril 17, 2010
TargetIDP camp & police station
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths58
Injured86
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Jhangvi
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