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February 2013 Quetta bombing

February 2013 Quetta bombing
LocationHazara Town, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates30°22′N 67°01′E / 30.36°N 67.02°E / 30.36; 67.02
Date16 February 2013 (2013-02-16)
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths91
Injured190
PerpetratorLashkar-e-Jhangvi

On 16 February 2013, at least 91 people were killed and 190 injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] Most of the victims were members of the predominantly Shia Twelver ethnic Hazara community, and authorities expected the death toll to rise due to the large number of serious injuries. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group claimed responsibility for the blast, the second major attack against the Shia Hazaras in a month.[2][3][4][5][6]

On 19 February, one of the masterminds of the attack was arrested and taken into custody along with 170 suspects, and four high-profile militants accused of killing Shia civilians were killed during an operation by security forces. Weapons, ammunition and bomb-making materials were seized by security officials during the operation.[7]

  1. ^ Olszewska, Zuzanna (2013). "Quetta's Sectarian Violence and the Global Hazara Awakening". Middle East Report. 266.
  2. ^ Yousufzai, Gul (16 February 2013). "Bomb kills 64 in Pakistan's Quetta". Reuters. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Large blast rips through Quetta; 63 killed". DAWN. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Blast leaves 79 dead, 170 injured in Quetta". GEO TV. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Quetta: 69 killed 150 injured in blast at Kirani R". Dunya News. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Quetta: Kerani Road blast toll rises to 79". The News. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Culprit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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