2024 Balochistan bombings

2024 Balochistan bombings
Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan
LocationPishin District and Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan[1]
Date7 February 2024
Target2024 elections campaign
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths28–30+[2][3]
Injured40+[3]
PerpetratorIslamic 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]

  1. ^ "28 killed, several injured in bombings in Pakistan day before general elections". Arab News PK. 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bomb Blasts Kill 30 in Pakistan Ahead of Thursday's Elections". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "At least 30 dead in Balochistan explosions, day before Pakistan election". CNN. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ Fraser, Simon; Baloch, Saher (7 February 2024). "Pakistan election: Two deadly blasts in Balochistan day before vote". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ Baloch, Shah Meer (7 February 2024). "At least 30 killed in two bombings at election offices in Pakistan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Bomb blasts kill dozens day before Pakistan vote". BBC News. 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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