Bahawalpur church shooting

The Bahawalpur church shooting was a mass shooting at Saint Dominic's Church in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan on 28 October 2001 by six assailants belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. The guard of the church and 17 other Christians were killed.

Bahawalpur church shooting
Part of religious discrimination in Pakistan
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur (Punjab, Pakistan)
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur (Pakistan)
LocationSaint Dominic's church, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates29°23′23.92″N 71°39′44.3″E
Date28 October 2001
TargetChristians
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsAK-47s
Deaths18
VictimsChristians and guard of church
AssailantsLashkar-e-Jhangvi
No. of participants
6
MotiveRetaliation to the Afghanistan invasion
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