Peshawar church bombing
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On 22 September 2013, a twin suicide bombing took place at All Saints Church[1] in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 127 people were killed and more than 250 injured.[failed verification][2][3][4] It was the deadliest attack on the Christian minority in the history of Pakistan.[5]
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Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Location | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 34°00′19″N 71°34′16″E |
Date | 22 September 2013 |
Target | Christians |
Attack type | Suicide bombings, Islamic terrorism, mass murder, religious hate crime |
Weapons | Suicide belts |
Deaths | 127 |
Injured | 250 |
Perpetrators | Jundullah |
Assailants | 2 suicide bombers |
Motive | Religious discrimination in Pakistan, Persecution of Christians |
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