2006 Dargai bombing | |
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Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
Location | Punjab regiment center, Dargai, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 34°30′55.75″N 71°53′45.42″E / 34.5154861°N 71.8959500°E |
Date | 8 November 2006 08:40 (PST) |
Target | Punjab Regiment |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Explosive belt |
Deaths | 42 |
Injured | 20 |
Victims | Pak soldiers |
Perpetrator | Pakistani Taliban |
No. of participants | 2 |
Motive | Retaliation against Chenagai airstrike |
On 8 November 2006, a suicide bombing took place at Punjab Regiment Center in Dargai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan that targeted Pak army. The attack left 42 soldiers dead while 20 others were wounded. Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility of the attack.