2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing explained

2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing
Location:North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Target:Security checkpoint
Date:24 May 2023
Type:Suicide bombing
Fatalities:4
Injuries:Several
Perpetrators:Jaish Fursan Mohammed
Weapons:Explosives
Numparts:1

On 24 May 2023, a security checkpoint was attacked by a suicide bomber in North Waziristan, Pakistan. Four people were killed in the attack, and numerous others were injured.[1] It was believed by some that the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) were responsible[2] following them taking credit for an attack on an oil and gas plant in the Hangu District the day before, which resulted in the deaths of four security personnel and two private guards.[3] Four days later, the militant group Jaish Fursan Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]

The media branch of the Pakistani Military, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed the deaths of two soldiers, Naik Said Ullah Shah and Sepoy Jawad Khan, Police Constable Hakeem Jan, and an unarmed civilian.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soldiers among four killed in northwest Pakistan suicide bombing . 2023-05-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526092927/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24/soldiers-among-four-killed-in-northwest-pakistan-suicide-bombing . live .
  2. Web site: Soldiers among four killed in northwest Pakistan suicide bombing . 2023-05-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526092927/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24/soldiers-among-four-killed-in-northwest-pakistan-suicide-bombing . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-05-23 . 6 Pakistani Security Forces Killed in Attack on Oil, Gas Plant . 2023-05-26 . VOA . en . 2023-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525213040/https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-security-forces-killed-in-attack-on-oil-gas-plant/7105076.html . live .
  4. Web site: Jihadi militant group Jaish Fursan Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the recent suicide bombing in Dattakhel, North Waziristan. #Pakistan . 2023-05-29 . 2024-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523001156/https://twitter.com/Natsecjeff/status/1662799619238289409 . live .
  5. Web site: Two soldiers, policeman martyred in suicide attack in North Waziristan . 2023-05-26 . www.radio.gov.pk . en . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230526133406/https://www.radio.gov.pk/24-05-2023/two-soldiers-policeman-martyred-in-suicide-attack-in-north-waziristan . live .