2015 Jacobabad bombing explained

2015 Jacobabad bombing
Location:Lashari Mohalla, Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Target:Shia Muslims
Coordinates:28.2769°N 68.4514°W
Type:Suicide attack
Fatalities:at least 22; 20-25 missing[1]
Injuries:20+
Perpetrators:Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)
Weapons:Explosive belt
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-->}}On 23 October 2015, twenty-three people were killed[2] and several others were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a procession of Shia Muslims marking Ashoura in Jacobabad, Sindh. At least five children are among the dead.[3] The bombing also injured at least 32 people.[4] [5]

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References

  1. News: Ali. Sarfraz. Death toll rises to 22 in suicide attack at Punjab Interior Minister Shuja Khanzada's political office in Attock. 17 August 2015. Daily Pakistan. 16 August 2015.
  2. News: ARY news. Jacobabad bomb blast: death toll mounts to 23.
  3. News: 2015-10-23 . Pakistan unrest: Suicide bomber kills Shia marchers in Jacobabad . 2024-10-10 . BBC News . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Deaths as suicide bomber targets Shias in Pakistan . 2024-10-10 . Al Jazeera . en.
  5. News: express tribune. Investigations: Two teams formed to investigate Jacobabad bombing.