2011 Dera Ghazi Khan bombings

3 April 2011 Dera Ghazi Khan bombing
LocationDera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates29°59′11″N 70°18′09″E / 29.98630°N 70.30245°E / 29.98630; 70.30245
Date3 April 2011 (2011-04-03)
5pm (PKT)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths50+[1]
Injured120+
No. of participants
2 bombers, another one arrested[2]

A pair of bombings occurred on 3 April 2011 in a Sufi shrine dedicated to a 13th-century Sufi saint, Ahmed Sultan, located near the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in the southern region of Pakistan's largest province, Punjab.[1]

  1. ^ a b "DG Khan shrine bombing: Death toll reaches 50". The Express Tribune. 3 April 2011.
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