2015 Peshawar mosque attack explained

Peshawar Mosque Attack
Type:	Bombing, Mass Shooting, terrorist attack, Mass Murder,
Fatalities:	19^[1]
Injuries:	63^[2]
Perps:	Group Of Taliban Gunmen
Motive:	Unknown

On 13 February 2015, group of armed men wearing uniforms of security forces broke into the Shiite mosque named as Imamia mosque in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, where people were attending Friday prayers, and opened fire, killing 19 people and injuring over 63.^[3]

See also

• Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015

Notes and References

1. News: Pakistani official: Death toll in Shiite mosque attack in Peshawar rises to 19, dozens wounded. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213123841/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistani-official-death-toll-in-shiite-mosque-attack-in-peshawar-rises-to-19-dozens-wounded/2015/02/13/30a6ab92-b36a-11e4-bf39-5560f3918d4b_story.html. dead. 13 February 2015. 13 February 2015. The Washington Post. Associated Press. 13 February 2015. 13 February 2015.
2. News: Worshipers killed in Peshawar mosque attack. 13 February 2015. Al Jazeera. 13 February 2015. Al Jazeera. 13 February 2015.
3. News: Blasts, firing near mosque in Peshawar, 10 killed. 13 February 2015. The Tribune. Reuters. 13 February 2015. 13 February 2015.