January 2019 Loralai attack explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Nine persons killed, 22 others injured in attack on DIG office in Balochistan's Loralai. Samaa TV. 29 January 2019.
  2. News: Nine martyred in gun-and-suicide attack on DIG office in Loralai. The Express Tribune. 29 January 2019.
  3. News: Loralai attack death toll mounts to 9. The News International.
  4. Web site: Alleged Killing by Police Angers Pashtuns in Pakistan. Voice of America. Anwar, Madeeha. 7 February 2019. 15 February 2019.