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2008 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing | |
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Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
Location | District Head Quarter Hospital, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 31°49′20.6508″N 70°54′41.2128″E / 31.822403000°N 70.911448000°E |
Date | August 19, 2008 |
Target | Shia protesters |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Weapons | Explosive belt |
Deaths | 32 (+1 attacker) |
Injured | 55 |
Victims | Shia protesters and Police officers (at the spot) |
Perpetrators | Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Participant | 1 |
Defenders | Pakistan Army KPK Police |
Motive | Retaliation against Operation Sherdill in Bajaur Agency. |
The August 2008 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing took place on 19 August 2008, near the Emergency Ward of District Headquarter Hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, killing 32, including 7 policemen. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]