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Quetta Attack (other)
Quetta attack may refer to: *2003 Quetta mosque bombing *2004 Quetta Ashura massacre *September 2010 Quetta bombing *2011 Hazara Town shooting * August 2011 Quetta bombing *June 2012 Quetta bombing *December 2012 Quetta bombing *January 2013 Pakistan bombings *February 2013 Quetta bombing *June 2013 Quetta attacks * August 2013 Quetta bombing * 9 August 2013 Quetta shooting *2014 Quetta Airbase attack * January 2016 Quetta suicide bombing *August 2016 Quetta attacks *2016 Quetta police training college attack * June 2017 Pakistan attacks *August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing *2017 Quetta church attack *2018 Quetta suicide bombing * 2019 Quetta bombing * January 2020 Quetta bombing * February 2020 Quetta bombing *Quetta Serena Hotel bombing On 21 April 2021, a car bombing killed at least five people and injured another twelve at the Serena Hotel, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. Bombing Ziaullah Lango, Balochistan provincial Home Minister said, that the bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Quetta Mosque Bombing
On 4 July 2003, 53 Hazara Shias were killed and at least 65 others were injured when the mosque was attacked during the Friday prayer in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. When hundreds of worshipers were offering Friday prayer, three armed men entered the ''Asna Ashari Hazara Imambargah'' and started shooting, threw hand grenades and one suicide bomber blew himself up - which left 53 dead and tens of others injured. It was second major sectarian attack on Quetta's Hazaras after the massacre of police cadets. It was the start of the series of killings of Hazaras in Quetta. Bombing On 4 July 2003, hundreds of worshippers were practicing Friday prayer in Asna Ashri Hazara Imambargah Kalan mosque. Five men armed with automatic weapons entered the mosque and fired on worshippers for ten continuous minutes and tried to throw a grenade, but it exploded in his hand. Worshippers disarmed one of the attackers and killed a third one. The other two attackers ran away from the roof. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Quetta Police Training College Attack
On 24 October 2016, three heavily armed terrorists carried out an attack on the Balochistan police training college in Quetta, Pakistan, killing 61 cadets and injuring more than 165 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack, and Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed to have collaborated with them. According to Pakistani authorities, the assailants came from Afghanistan and were in contact with their handlers there while perpetrating the attack. Attack Three militants entered the training centre around 11:10 pm on Tuesday 24 October, while cadets were sleeping, and opened fire before taking hundreds of police cadets hostage and engaging in a standoff with security forces. At least 61 people were killed and over 165 people were injured as well. All the three gunmen were killed during the attack. Two detonated suicide belts and the third was shot by police. Many of the victims were killed when the attacker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 2021 Quetta Bombing
On 5 September 2021, in Quetta, a terrorist on a motorcycle targeted a check post on Mastung Road, killing 4 FC personnel and injuring 20 others. The bombing Police said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who drove his motorbike packed with six kilograms of explosives into a convoy of a law enforcement agency vehicle. Police and law enforcement agencies immediately began an investigation at the scene of the blast, led by a bomb squad. Emergency services arrived on the scene shortly after the explosion. According to police officials, the injured were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayyad Hospital for medical treatment. Prime Minister Imran Khan, Federal Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha, Shahbaz Shareef and others condemned the suicide attack. Claim of responsibility TTP claimed the responsibility, which, according to Shireen Mazari, was sponsored by the RAW. See also * Quet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 2021 Quetta Bombing
On 9 August 2021, two bomb blasts in Quetta killed two policemen and injured 21 others, including eight policemen. The bombing One of the blasts took place near the Serena Hotel at Unity Chowk. The second blast was caused by a grenade attack on Sariab Road. The first blast near the Serena Hotel was due to an explosive device planted on a motorcycle and a police van was targeted in a key security area. The blast killed at least two policemen. Of the 21 people wounded in the attack, 9 were innocent civilians who were walking in the area. The attack caused the police van to burst into flames, which were contained by firefighters. The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta. The second blast occurred in the second hour of the first near the wheelbarrow at the Sada Bihar bus terminal on Sariab Road, where Krishna Kumar were being sold the Pakistani flags to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day. A grenade attack in the area injured one person. Deputy Inspector Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quetta Serena Hotel Bombing
On 21 April 2021, a car bombing killed at least five people and injured another twelve at the Serena Hotel, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. Bombing Ziaullah Lango, Balochistan provincial Home Minister said, that the blast took place in the parking lot of the hotel. Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad announced that the primary target was believed to be China's ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong. Although the ambassador was staying at the luxury hotel, he was not there at the time of the bombing. Another possible reason given for the attack was that the bombing in the city of Quetta took place hours after Pakistan opened a new border crossing with neighboring Iran, a move that many have criticized. The Interior Minister confirmed that none of the hotel guests were injured, but a police officer and two security guards had been identified among the five victims. Responsibility The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility, sayin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 2020 Quetta Bombing
On 17 February 2020, a suicide bombing occurred in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The attacker was on a motorcycle and detonated his bomb as police tried to stop him entering a Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ... extremist religious rally near a press club. At least 10 people - including two police officers - were killed and another 35 people were injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Quetta is frequently attacked by Sunni Islamists as well as by Baloch separatist insurgents. See also * January 2020 Quetta bombing * Quetta attacks References {{DEFAULTSORT:Quetta bombing, February 2020 2020 in Balochistan, Pakistan 2020 murders in Pakistan 2020 road incidents February 2020 bombing 21st-century mass murder in Pakistan Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 2020 Quetta Bombing
On 10 January 2020, a suicide bombing inside a Taliban-run mosque killed at least 15 people in Quetta, Pakistan. At least 19 others were injured. Background Earlier, on 7 January 2020, a motorcycle bombing took place near a Frontier Corps vehicle on McConaghey Road near Liaquat Bazar in Quetta. The attack killed two people and injured another 14 others. According to reports, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar as well as Baloch terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack. Bombing On 10 January 2020, a suicide bombing took place inside a Taliban-run mosque located in Ghousabad neighbourhood during Maghrib prayer in Quetta's Satellite Town area. The bomb had been planted inside a seminary in the mosque. Among the killed was a Deputy Superintendent of Police, the apparent target of the attack, along with 14 civilians. At least 19 others were injured. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing. They said the bombing caused 60 casualties, including 20 dead. Response Bomb disp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Quetta Bombing
The 2019 Quetta bombing was a suicide bomb attack on an open marketplace in Quetta, Pakistan on 12 April, killing 21 people. The bombing took place near an area where many minority Shiite Muslims live. At least ten Hazara, including nine Shiites, were among the dead. Two paramilitary soldiers were also killed in the bombing. PM Imran Khan expressed condolences for the lives lost, directed the authorities to ensure the best medical treatment for the injured, and ordered an increase in security for Shiites and Hazara people. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and ISIL later accepted responsibility for the attack, stating that "their target were Hazara people." Background Hazaras have been frequently targeted by Taliban and Islamic State militants and other Sunni Muslim militant groups in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. They have been heavily targeted in Afghanistan in attacks claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State. 509 Hazara people has been killed in terror related incidents in the last 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Quetta Suicide Bombing
On 25 July 2018, during polling for the 2018 Pakistani general election, a bomb blast outside a polling station in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area resulted in 31 people being killed and over 35 injured. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’s Amaq News Agency. Attack "The bomber was trying to enter the polling station. When police tried to stop him, he blew himself," a local administration official in Quetta, Hashim Ghilzai, has said. According to Bomb Disposal Squad, 18-20 kilograms of explosives were used in the suicide attack. Responsibility Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’s Amaq news agency. The group said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, but did not provide further detail or evidence for its claim. Aftermath Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) while condemning the attack had summoned report from Balochistan government. ECP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Quetta Church Attack
The 2017 Quetta church attack took place on 17 December 2017 when armed militants and suicide bombers stormed the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing nine people and injuring dozens more. The attack was perpetrated by the Islamic State, who claimed responsibility through its Amaq media outlet. Background Christians make up less than two percent of Pakistan's population and are among the poorest and least influential group of Pakistani society. The community is regularly targeted by violence from religious extremists, notably the Peshawar church bombing in 2013 which saw more than 100 people killed, or the Lahore church bombings in 2015 which killed nineteen. Quetta, located in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan is a majority Sunni region that has been a hotbed for much violence in the country. In November 2017, a Pakistani paramilitary convoy in Quetta was attacked by a suicide bomber, killing four. Attack On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 2017 Quetta Suicide Bombing
On 12 August 2017, a suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack. Background The attack came three days after lawyers in Quetta ended a three-day (7-9 Aug) strike on the first anniversary of a suicide attack that killed several lawyers. The attack followed three previous attacks in the city in 2017, on 13 February, on 21 April and on 23 June. The attack came just two days before Pakistan's 71st Independence Day. According to Dawn, at the end of July a security alert had been issued stating that an explosive-laden vehicle had entered Quetta and an attack could occur in a market or a crowded place. Bombing On the evening of 12 August 2017, a suicide bomber riding on an explosives-rigged motorcycle blew himself up near an on-duty Pakistan army patrol truck which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 2017 Pakistan Attacks
On 23 June 2017, a series of terrorism in Pakistan, terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan resulting in 96 dead and over 200 wounded. They included a suicide bombing in Quetta targeting Balochistan Police, policemen, followed by a double bombing at a market in Parachinar, and the targeted killing of four policemen in Karachi. Responsibility for the Quetta attack was claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province, ISIL, while no group accepted responsibility for the Parachinar attack. According to the Pakistan Armed Forces, military, both attacks were coordinated from terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan. Background The attacks followed earlier blasts that had occurred in Quetta and Parachinar in 2017: Quetta on 13 February and April 2017 Quetta bombing, 21 April; and Parachinar on January 2017 Parachinar bombing, 21 January and March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing, 31 March. In response to these and Operation Ghazi, other attacks, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |