2018 Peshawar suicide bombing

2018 Peshawar suicide bombing
Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Yaka Toot is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Yaka Toot
Yaka Toot
Yaka Toot is located in Pakistan
Yaka Toot
Yaka Toot
LocationYaka Toot, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates34°00′21″N 71°34′39″E / 34.00583°N 71.57750°E / 34.00583; 71.57750
Date10 July 2018 (PST)
TargetHaroon Bilour
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths22
Injured75
PerpetratorsTehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
No. of participants
1

On 10 July 2018, a suicide bombing occurred at the Awami National Party's workers rally in Yaka Toot area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Haroon Bilour, ANP's candidate for PK-78 and prime target of the attack, was killed as a result of the bombing. The attack left 22 people dead and wounded 75 others. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.