January 2019 Loralai attack | |
Location: | Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date: | 29 January 2019 |
Fatalities: | 9 |
Injuries: | 22 |
Weapons: | Bomb |
2019 Loralai attack took place on 29 January 2019 in Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan. Nine people (eight policemen and a civilian) were killed while 22 others were injured when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General's (DIG) office. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] [2] [3]
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement protested against the attack and held sit-ins in Balochistan's Quetta and Loralai. However, when the police launched a crackdown against the nonviolent protesters, Arman Loni, one of the leaders of PTM, was killed in Loralai.[4]
Another attack occurred in Loralai on 16 February 2019.