| 2018 Quetta suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
  Quetta Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan)  Quetta Quetta (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Date | 25 July 2018 (PST) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 31 |
| Injured | 40 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Participant | 1 suicide bomber |
| Motive | Derailment of 2018 Pakistani general election |
On 25 July 2018, during polling for the 2018 Pakistani general election, a bomb blast outside a polling station in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area resulted in 31 people being killed and over 35 injured.[1][2][3] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’s Amaq News Agency.
- ^ "31 killed in suicide blast outside Quetta polling station". Dawn. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Six policemen among 29 martyred in suicide attack outside Quetta polling station". Geo News. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "Quetta: Death toll jumps to 31 in election day blast". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.