2024 Balochistan bombings | |
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Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan | |
Location | Pishin District and Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan[1] |
Date | 7 February 2024 |
Target | 2024 elections campaign |
Attack type | Bombing |
Deaths | 28–30+[2][3] |
Injured | 40+[3] |
Perpetrator | Islamic State – Pakistan Province[3] |
On 7 February 2024, twin bombings killed at least 30 people in Balochistan Province of Pakistan,[4] targeting political campaign offices on the eve of the 2024 general election.[5] At least 40 people were reported injured.[3] The Islamic State – Pakistan Province (ISPP) claimed responsibility for both bombings, and said both attacks were carried out by motorbikes rigged with explosives.[6]