August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing

August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Quetta is located in Balochistan, Pakistan
Quetta
Quetta
Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan)
Quetta is located in Pakistan
Quetta
Quetta
Quetta (Pakistan)
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates30°12′13.17″N 67°0′16.09″E / 30.2036583°N 67.0044694°E / 30.2036583; 67.0044694
Date12 August 2017
TargetPakistan army
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt, Incendiary device
Deaths15 (+1 bomber)
Injured40
Victims8 soldiers and 7 civilians
PerpetratorIslamic State Islamic State – Khorasan Province (claimed)
Participant1
MotiveDerailment of Pakistan Independence Day celebration

On 12 August 2017, a suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others.[1] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.

  1. ^ "Pakistan blast: 15 killed, dozens injured". Times of India. Agence France Presse. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.