2012 Rahim Yar Khan bombing

2012 Rahim Yar Khan bombing
Location of Rahim Yar Khan District (in red) in the province of Punjab
LocationRahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Date15 January 2012 (2012-01-15)
Deaths18[1]
Injuredunknown

The 2012 Rahim Yar Khan bombing occurred on 15 January 2012, when a remote-controlled bomb exploded during a Shi'a Muslim procession in the city of Rahim Yar Khan in the southern region of Punjab province, Pakistan. Eighteen people were killed and dozens other injured, some critically, as a result of the attack.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "In Rahim Yar Khan: Bomb attack on mourners kills 18". 15 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ Bomb attack on Chehlum procession leaves 18 dead, Dawn News