November 2008 Dera Ismail Khan bombing

November 2008 Dera Ismail Khan bombing
Part of Sectarianism in Pakistan
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Location	Bannu Ada, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates	31°50′6.34″N 70°54′46.71″E / 31.8350944°N 70.9129750°E / 31.8350944; 70.9129750Coordinates: 31°50′6.34″N 70°54′46.71″E / 31.8350944°N 70.9129750°E / 31.8350944; 70.9129750
Date	November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21) 11:00:00 a.m. (UTC+05:00)
Target	People carrying dead body to graveyard
Attack type	Bombing, Shooting
Weapons	Improvised explosive device
Deaths	8
Injured	Unknown
Victims	Nazeer Shah, Shahid Iqbal Husain Shah, Ali Gohar
Motive	Anti-Shi'ism

The November 2008 Dera Ismail Khan bombing took place on November 21, 2008 at Bannu Ada in Dera Ismail Khan , killing 8.^[1]

Sectarianism in the city rose in 2007-2009 span. More than 8 lives were lost each month from sectarian violence.^[1] The November 2008 bombing was part of series of attacks against Shi'i. The August 2008 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing was also against Shi'i.

Attack[]

Earlier incidents[]

On the night before, Shahid Iqbal Husain Shah, a civilian, was killed. An hour before the attack, Nazeer Husain Shah, a Shi'ite scholar, was shot dead, while another Shi'ite Ali Gohar was wounded by unknown gunmen. Shahid Iqbal was brought to District Headquarters Hospital, where he died from his wounds.^[1]

Bombing[]

When Shahid Iqbal's funeral reached Bannu Adda, a roadside bomb exploded. Injures were brought to District Headquarters Hospital. Eyewitnesses reported gunshots after the bombing..^[1]

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