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) | |
| Location | Saint Dominic's church, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 29°23′23.92″N 71°39′44.3″E |
| Date | 28 October 2001 |
| Target | Christians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | AK-47s |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Victims | Christians and guard of church |
| Assailants | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi |
No. of participants | 6 |
| Motive | Retaliation to the Afghanistan invasion |
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