| Quetta bomb attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Quetta, Pakistan |
| Date | 8 August 2013 |
| Target | Fayaz Sumbal |
Attack type | Bomb blast |
| Deaths | 37 |
| Injured | over 50 |
| Perpetrators | unknown, possibly the Taliban |
On 8 August 2013, a suicide attacker exploded a bomb at a funeral being held for a police officer in Quetta, Pakistan, and killed as many as thirty-seven[1] people and injured over fifty people. No group has taken responsibility for the bombing, but it is believed[by whom?] that the Taliban were behind the bombing. A senior police officer, Fayaz Sumbal, noticed the suicide bomber before he blew himself up. As Fayaz began searching the suicide bomber's body, the bomber blew himself up. The bomber was wearing a jacket that had ball bearings and shrapnel inside.[2]