2007 Parachinar bombing
The 2007 Parachinar bombing occurred on 4 August 2007.[2] At least 12 people were killed and more than 43 injured after Ghayor Khan Chamkani,[3] a suicide bomber, detonated a Toyota Corolla near the Eidgah Market and Peshawar bus terminal in Parachinar, the capital city of Kurram Agency and the largest city in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in northwest Pakistan.[4] The Pakistani Taliban local splinter Sunni militant group claimed responsibility.
| 2007 Parachinar bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
  Parachinar Parachinar (Pakistan) | |
| Date | 4 August 2007 10-11 am |
| Target | Taxi stand, market |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Weapons | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 12[1] |
| Injured | 43[1] |
| Perpetrators | Ghayoor Khan Chamkani |
References
- "dead tool rise to 12 in Parachinar blast". pak tribune.
- "On this Day 04 August 2007". Timelines.
- "History of Bomb blast in Parachinar". Tahreek-E-Hussaini Parachinar.
- "Parachinar Car Suicide blast 2007". Pakistan Defence. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
See also
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