April 2010 Kohat bombings explained

April 2010 Kohat bombings
Partof:War in North-West Pakistan
Location:Kohat, Pakistan
Target:IDP camp & police station
Date:April 17, 2010
Type:Suicide bombing
Fatalities:58
Injuries:86
Perps:Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

The April 2010 Kohat bombings were a pair of bombings that struck a center for displaced people on the outskirts of the town of Kohat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on April 17, 2010. At least 41 people were killed,[1] while another 64 more were injured.[2] The next day another suicide bombing at a police station killed 7 more and injured nearly two dozen.

Bombings

April 17

The bombings happened at the Kacha Pukha camp,[3] set up for internally displaced persons that had fled the Orakzai tribal area in north-west Pakistan near the Afghanistan border. The victims were among 300 people[4] queued to register for aid at the camp.[5] The suicide bombers were reported to be wearing burqas,[6] and having set off their bombs within minutes of each other. Most of the victims were from Baramad Khel and Mani Khel tribes who had fled fighting in Orakzai Agency.[7]

April 18

The next day another suicide bomber attacked a police station in response to military operations in Kohat killing 7 and wounding 21. The police chief of Kohat, Dilawar Khan Bangash, said: "It was a suicide attack. The target was a police station. The bomber exploded his vehicle on the back side of the police station. These incidents are a reaction to the military operation in the tribal areas."[8]

Responsibility

A Sunni militant organisation, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has claimed responsibility.[9]

Response

In the aftermath of the bombings, the United Nations temporarily suspended operations assisting refugees in the Kohat region.[10] There are more than 200,000 internally displaced persons in the area of the incident.[11]

Pakistan's Defence Minister, Ahmad Mukhtar, called the attacks "highly barbaric and cowardly."[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Pakistan: Bombers kill refugees waiting for food. Sajjad. Mohammad. 17 April 2010. The Associated Press. 17 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420085020/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9F4T4200. 20 April 2010 . dead.
  2. News: Suicide bombers kill 41 at refugee camp in northwest Pakistan . Rodriguez . Alex . Zulfiqar Ali . 17 April 2010 . The Los Angeles Times . Tribune Company . 17 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100423001712/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-pakistan-blast18-2010apr18%2C0%2C3360775.story . 23 April 2010 . live .
  3. News: Burqa bombers kill 41 at Pakistan camp. https://archive.today/20130103090030/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hU8vi0VLAYGIFFNd6WUFeU6S3VZg. dead. January 3, 2013. Ali. Lehaz. 17 April 2010. AFP. 18 April 2010.
  4. News: Twin Explosions At Pakistan Displaced Camp . Cassidy. Katie. 17 April 2010. SKY News. 18 April 2010.
  5. News: Suicide Bombers Strike Refugees in Pakistan . Shah . Pir Zubair . 17 April 2010 . The New York Times . 17 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100421215748/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18pstan.html . 21 April 2010 . live .
  6. News: 41 Killed in Twin Suicide Bomb Attacks in NW Pakistan. Maroney. Sean. 17 April 2010. Voice of America News. 17 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420061310/http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/41-Killed-in-Twin-Suicide-Bomb-Attacks-in-NW-Pakistan-91207289.html. 20 April 2010 . live.
  7. News: At least 41 killed in explosions in Kohat. 2010-04-17. Dawn. 18 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420131855/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-two-explosions-take-place-in-idp-camps-in-kohat-ss-01. 20 April 2010 . live.
  8. News: Deaths in Pakistan suicide attack . 18 April 2010. Al Jazeera. 18 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421005231/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/04/201041844327780903.html. 21 April 2010 . live.
  9. News: Suicide bombs kill 50 in Pakistan. 18 April 2010. The Times. 20 April 2010. London.
  10. Web site: Suicide bombers kill 41 at Pakistani refugee camp. Khan. Riaz. 17 April 2010. The Associated Press. 17 April 2010.
  11. News: 2 suicide bombers kill at least 40 at Pakistani refugee camp. Brulliard. Karin. 18 April 2010. The Washington Post. 18 April 2010.
  12. News: Pakistan twin bomb attack targets refugees. 17 April 2010. BBC News. BBC. 18 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100419071850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8626845.stm. 19 April 2010 . live.

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