Pearl Continental hotel bombing
2009 bombing by the Tehrik-i-Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 17 people were killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially collapse.[3] Gunman also attacked the hotel, firing several shots at survivors. The United States had planned to purchase this hotel to convert it to a consulate.[4][5]
Pearl Continental hotel bombing | |
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Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
Date | 9 June 2009 |
Attack type | bombing, shooting |
Deaths | 17[1] |
Injured | 46 |
Perpetrators | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan[2] |
Malik Naveed, a provincial police chief, stated that at least 11 people had died but that the death toll was likely to rise.[6] At least 46 others have been injured.[6] Other sources gave tolls of 16[7] and 18.[8] It was further reported on 10 June that the official death toll had reached 17 as six more bodies were recovered from the debris of the damaged portion of the hotel.[1]