| Alpuri Bomb Blast 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Terrorism in Pakistan | |
  Alpuri 2009 Alpuri bombing (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Alpuri, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°32′N 72°23′E / 34.54°N 72.39°E |
| Date | 12 October 2009 13:15 Pakistan Standard Time |
| Target | Pakistan security personnel |
Attack type | Suicide attack, car bombing |
| Deaths | 47 (+1 suicide bomber)[1] |
| Injured | 44 |
| Perpetrators | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)[2] |
On 12 October 2009, a suicide bomber detonated himself in front of a military truck as it passed through a busy market in Alpuri town, Shangla District, Pakistan. Shangla is a district adjacent to the Swat Valley, which was recently the focus of a military operation against the Taliban.[3]
In April, Pakistan's army launched an offensive to eliminate the Taliban insurgency in Swat and nearby districts. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the information minister for the troubled North West Frontier Province, stated that the bombing killed 41 people and injured 45 others.[4] A few days later, the death toll increased to 47.[1]
- ^ a b Afaq, Tariq; Momand, Shams (7 December 2009). "10 dead, 45 injured in Peshawar suicide blast". Samaa TV.
- ^ "TTP claims responsibility for Shangla suicide attack". Dawn. 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Six soldiers among 41 killed in Shangla suicide blast". Brecorder. Agence France-Presse. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Suicide bomber kills scores at crowded market near Swat valley". France 24. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2023.