January 2016 Quetta suicide bombing

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2016 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Location of Balochistan in Pakistan
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date13 January 2016
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths15
Injured25

A suicide bomber detonated himself near security personal vehicles close to a polio centre in a town near Quetta, Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, including 13 policemen and one soldier and wounding another 25, including 18 policemen, two soldiers and six civilians. Both Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and Jaishul Islam organizations claimed responsibility.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

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  1. ^ Syed Ali Shah (13 January 2016). "Blast near Quetta polio centre kills 14; TTP claims responsibility".
  2. ^ "At least 15 killed in suicide blast near polio centre in Quetta". The Express Tribune. 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "15 die as suicide bomber strikes polio security team". Dawn. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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  5. ^ "Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside polio centre in Pakistan". The Independent. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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  8. ^ "Bomb near Pakistan polio centre 'kills 15'". BBC News. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Deadly suicide attack targets polio centre in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Dailytimes - Your Right To Know". Daily Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  11. ^ "At least 15 dead in blast at Pakistan polio centre". Retrieved 25 October 2016.