February 2020 Quetta bombing | |
Location: | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date: | 17 February 2020 |
Type: | Suicide bombing |
Fatalities: | 10 (including 2 police) |
Injuries: | 35 |
Weapons: | Bomb |
On 17 February 2020, a suicide bombing occurred in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] The attacker was on a motorcycle and detonated his bomb as police tried to stop him entering a Sunni extremist religious rally near a press club.[1] At least 10 people - including two police officers - were killed and another 35 people were injured.[1]
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.[1] Quetta is frequently attacked by Sunni Islamists as well as by Baloch separatist insurgents.[1]