2017 Quetta church attack

2017 Quetta church attack
City of Quetta
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
TargetBethel Memorial Methodist Church
Pakistani Christians
Deaths9 + 2 perpetrators
Injured57
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The 2017 Quetta church attack took place on 17 December 2017 when armed militants and suicide bombers stormed the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing nine people and injuring dozens more. The attack was perpetrated by the Islamic State, who claimed responsibility through its Amaq media outlet.