Taunsa Sharif bombing | |
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Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
Location | Taunsa Sharif, Punjab, Pakistan |
Date | 14 October 2015 |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Deaths | 7[1] |
Injured | 13[1] |
Perpetrators | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
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On 14 October 2015,[2] a suicide bombing killed at least 7 people and injured thirteen others in Taunsa Sharif, Punjab, Pakistan. The attack took place inside the political office of Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNA Sardar Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa, who was not present. Sardar Khosa, who was attending a meeting in Islamabad, said he did not receive any threat or alert prior to the blast. A Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan splinter group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][3][4][5][6]