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Hangu Mosque Bombing
On 29 September 2023, a bomb exploded inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Doaba, Hangu, Pakistan, Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The blast killed five people and injured six others. The attack occurred hours after a 2023 Mastung bombing, similar attack on a religious procession in Mastung, Pakistan, Mastung in neighboring Balochistan Province that killed at least 50 people. Attack A vehicle filled with explosives was stopped at the entrance of a mosque in Hangu. One of the attackers was stopped at the gate as they attempted to enter the mosque, is located within a police facility, and was unable to carry out their plan. This bombing was carried out a few hours after a 2023 Mastung bombing, similar attack in Mastung District of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. The mosque was crowded with approximately 30 to 40 worshippers at the time of the blast. Police said two men on bikes started shooting at police personnel outside the mosque, after which one of them detonated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Bombing
A suicide attack is any violent attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout history, often as part of a military campaign (as with the Japanese ''kamikaze'' pilots of 1944–1945 during World War II), and more recently as part of terrorist campaigns (such as the September 11 attacks in 2001). While few, if any, successful suicide attacks took place anywhere in the world from 1945 until 1980, between 1981 and September 2015 a total of 4,814 suicide attacks occurred in over 40 countries, killing over 45,000 people. During this time the global rate of such attacks grew from an average of three a year in the 1980s to about one a month in the 1990s to almost one a week from 2001 to 2003 to approximately one a day from 2003 to 2015. Suicide attacks tend to be more deadly and destructive than other terror attacks because t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
