2011 Charsadda bombing

2011 Charsadda bombing
The location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
LocationCharsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date13 May 2011
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths98
Injured140

A double bombing occurred on 13 May 2011 in Shabqadar Fort in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] 98 people were killed when two suicide bombs exploded in the Frontier Constabulary training centre.[1][2] At least 140 others were injured.[3][4] The explosions occurred while cadets were getting into buses for a ten-day leave after a training course.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Pakistan bombings: Taliban admits Shabqadar attacks". BBC. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Bombs target FC personnel in Charsadda, 70 dead". The Express Tribune. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
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  4. ^ Sayah, Reza (13 May 2011). "Blasts kill at least 70 in northwest Pakistan". CNN. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.