| 2009 Karachi bombing | |
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 The exact moment of the 2009 Karachi bombing | |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Date | 28 December 2009 16:13 (PST) |
| Deaths | 43[1] |
| Injured | 60 |
| Perpetrators | Tehrik-e-Taliban |
The 2009 Karachi bombing or Ashura attack took place on 28 December 2009 inside a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura, at Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road, Karachi, Pakistan. Ashura is the holiest of days for followers of Shia Islam and marks the anniversary of the death of Hussain, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who was killed at the battle of Karbala in 680. At least 30 people were initially reported to have been killed,[2] later figures revealed even more deaths while dozens were left injured in the wake of the attack. The attacker marched amongst the procession with tens of thousands of people attending the march.[3] There is some speculation amongst officials as to whether the nature of the blast was that of a suicide attack or a remotely detonated or planted bomb.[4]
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Reuters1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bomb attack on a Shia march in the Pakistani city of Karachi". BBC News. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Deadly blast targets Shiite procession in Pakistan". CNN. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Police yet to record statements of blast survivors". Dawn News. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.