2008 Swat Valley bombing
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23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing | |
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Location | Swat, Pakistan |
Date | 23 August 2008 (UTC+5) |
Target | Pakistan police and army |
Attack type | suicide bombing |
Deaths | 20 |
The 23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing occurred on 23 August 2008 when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a police station in Charbagh Tehsil of Swat valley of North West Frontier Province killing 20 people. The Tehrik-e-Taleban organisation claimed responsibility.
See also[]
- List of terrorist incidents, 2008
- Swat valley#Taliban insurgency and attacks on non-combatants
External links[]
- [1] Bomber attacks Pakistani police
Coordinates: 35°13′22″N 72°25′33″E / 35.222711°N 72.425815°E
Categories:
- 2008 murders in Pakistan
- 21st-century mass murder in Pakistan
- Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2008
- Swat District
- Mass murder in 2008
- Suicide car and truck bombings in Pakistan
- Crime in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Attacks on buildings and structures in Pakistan
- Attacks on police stations in the 2000s
- Building bombings in Pakistan