2023 Khar bombing
Suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 30 July 2023, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province carried out a suicide bombing at a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) rally in Khar, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing at least 63 people[2] and injuring nearly 200 others.[4][5][6]
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2023 Khar bombing | |
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Part of the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Location | Khar, Bajaur, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 34°43′57″N 71°31′25″E |
Date | 30 July 2023; 9 months ago (2023-07-30) 4 p.m.[1] PKT (UTC+05:00) |
Target | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Explosive belt |
Deaths | 63+[2] (Including the assailant) |
Injured | 200+[3] |
Perpetrator | IS-KP[3] |
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