| April 2010 Kohat bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
 Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan | |
| Location | Kohat, Pakistan |
| Date | April 17, 2010 |
| Target | IDP camp & police station |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 58 |
Non-fatal injuries | 86 |
| Perpetrators | 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.[1] At least 41 people were killed,[2] while another 64 more were injured.
[3] 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,[4] set up for internally displaced persons that had fled the Orakzai tribal area in north-west Pakistan near the Afghanistan border.[3] The victims were among 300 people[5] queued to register for aid at the camp.[6] The suicide bombers were reported to be wearing burqas,[7] and having set off their bombs within minutes of each other.[6] Most of the victims were from Baramad Khel and Mani Khel tribes who had fled fighting in Orakzai Agency.[8]
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."[9]
Responsibility[]
A Sunni militant organisation, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has claimed responsibility.[10]
Response[]
In the aftermath of the bombings, the United Nations temporarily suspended operations assisting refugees in the Kohat region.[11] There are more than 200,000 internally displaced persons in the area of the incident.[12] Pakistan's Defence Minister, Ahmad Mukhtar, called the attacks "highly barbaric and cowardly."[1]
See also[]
- List of terrorist incidents, 2010
- List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001
- War in North-West Pakistan
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pakistan twin bomb attack targets refugees". BBC News. BBC. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100419071850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8626845.stm. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Sajjad, Mohammad (17 April 2010). "Pakistan: Bombers kill refugees waiting for food". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100420085020/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9F4T4200. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rodriguez, Alex; Zulfiqar Ali (17 April 2010). "Suicide bombers kill 41 at refugee camp in northwest Pakistan". The Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100423001712/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-pakistan-blast18-2010apr18,0,3360775.story. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ Ali, Lehaz (17 April 2010). "Burqa bombers kill 41 at Pakistan camp". AFP. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hU8vi0VLAYGIFFNd6WUFeU6S3VZg. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Cassidy, Katie (17 April 2010). "Twin Explosions At Pakistan Displaced Camp". SKY News. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Pakistan-Suicide-Bombers-Set-Off-Explosives-At-Displaced-People-Camp/Article/201004315606884?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_1&lid=ARTICLE_15606884_Pakistan%3A_Suicide_Bombers_Set_Off_Explosives_At_Displaced_People_Camp. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shah, Pir Zubair (17 April 2010). "Suicide Bombers Strike Refugees in Pakistan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100421215748/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18pstan.html?. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ Maroney, Sean (17 April 2010). "41 Killed in Twin Suicide Bomb Attacks in NW Pakistan". Voice of America News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100420061310/http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/41-Killed-in-Twin-Suicide-Bomb-Attacks-in-NW-Pakistan-91207289.html. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "At least 41 killed in explosions in Kohat". Dawn. 2010-04-17. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. http://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. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Deaths in Pakistan suicide attack". Al Jazeera. 18 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100421005231/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/04/201041844327780903.html. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Suicide bombs kill 50 in Pakistan". The Times. London. 18 April 2010. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7101182.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ↑ Khan, Riaz (17 April 2010). "Suicide bombers kill 41 at Pakistani refugee camp". The Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9F4RLV00. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ Brulliard, Karin (18 April 2010). "2 suicide bombers kill at least 40 at Pakistani refugee camp". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/17/AR2010041700522.html. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
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