February 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
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On 13 February 2017, a suicide bombing took place on the Mall Road in Lahore, Pakistan, where a group of chemists and pharmacists were holding a protest at Charing Cross in front of the Punjab provincial assembly. According to Punjab Police sources, 18 people were killed, including several police officials, and at least 87 were injured.[4][5][6]
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Location | Charing Cross, The Mall, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 31°33′32.4″N 74°19′26.4″E |
Date | 13 February 2017 18:10[1] (UTC+05:00) |
Target | Police officials[2][3] |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Explosive belt |
Deaths | At least 18 (+1 bomber)[4][5][6][1] |
Injured | Over 90[1][6] |
Victims | Zahid Gondal (SSP Operations, Punjab Police)[2] Ahmed Mobin (DIG Traffic, Lahore)[2] |
Perpetrators | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (claimed)[2] |
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack.[7] Local authorities cordoned off the site to begin investigations.[2] According to Pakistani authorities, the attack was orchestrated from Afghanistan, where the militant group operates sanctuaries.[8] On 23 February, Pakistani security forces killed the mastermind of the attack, Wajihullah, near the Afghan border following the launch of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.[9]