2017 Mastung suicide bombing
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On 12 May 2017, a suicide bombing targeted the convoy of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, a JUI (F) member, on the N-25 National Highway in Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan.[2] At least 28 people were killed; 40 others were injured, including the Senator.[3] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[4] The attack was an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Haideri.
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2017 Mastung suicide bombing | |
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Part of the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Location | Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 29.408737°N 67.189449°E / 29.408737; 67.189449 |
Date | 12 May 2017 |
Target | Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri |
Attack type | Suicide motorcycle bombing |
Weapons | Explosive belt[1] |
Deaths | 28 |
Injured | 40 |
Victims | Hafiz Qudratullah (Naib emir of JUI-F's Quetta dist.) Iftikhar Mughal (director staff of the Senate) |
Participant | 1 suicide bomber |
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