2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack | |
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Part of the War in North-West Pakistan | |
Location | Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 33°59′38″N 71°30′53″E / 33.99389°N 71.51472°E |
Date | 22 December 2012 (Pakistan Standard Time) |
Target | Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar |
Attack type | Mass shooting, rocket attack |
Deaths | 9+ |
Injured | 40+ |
Perpetrators | Tehrik-i-Taliban |
The 2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack was a coordinated assault on Bacha Khan International Airport and the adjacent Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar on 22 December 2012 by Tehrik-i-Taliban terrorists in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.