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A bomb detonated in a bus carrying government employees in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 25.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35818713|title=Pakistan: Bus bomb explosion kills 15 in Peshawar|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/blast-hits-bus-pakistan-160316033946124.html|title=Deadly bomb blast hits bus in Pakistan|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1246011/15-killed-as-bomb-rips-through-bus-carrying-govt-employees-in-peshawar|title=15 people die in Peshawar bus bombing|publisher=DAWN|date=16 March 2016|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-busblast-idUSKCN0WI0DH|title=Bomb on bus kills 15 government employees in Pakistan|author=Reuters Editorial|date=16 March 2016|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1066489/blast-heard-in-peshawar-6/|title=15 killed, dozens injured in Peshawar bus explosion|date=16 March 2016|work=The Express Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar-bus-explosion.html|title=Pakistan Bus Bombing Kills at Least 14 in Peshawar|date=17 March 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
On 16 March 2016, bomb detonated in a bus carrying government employees in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35818713|title=Pakistan: Bus bomb explosion kills 15 in Peshawar|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The explosion occurred on Sunehri Masjid Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/world/asia/pakistan-peshawar-bus-explosion.html|title=Pakistan Bus Bombing Kills at Least 14 in Peshawar|date=17 March 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref> The bomb had been hidden on the bus, and was apparently detonated remotely.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boone |first1=Jon |title=Peshawar bomb kills at least 16 on bus for Pakistani government officials |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/16/peshawar-bomb-kills-15-on-bus-carrying-pakistani-government-officials |access-date=15 September 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 March 2016}}</ref> A group aligned with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-busblast-idUSKCN0WI0DH|title=Bomb on bus kills 15 government employees in Pakistan|date=16 March 2016|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/blast-hits-bus-pakistan-160316033946124.html|title=Deadly bomb blast hits bus in Pakistan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1246011/15-killed-as-bomb-rips-through-bus-carrying-govt-employees-in-peshawar|title=15 people die in Peshawar bus bombing|publisher=DAWN|date=16 March 2016|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1066489/blast-heard-in-peshawar-6/|title=15 killed, dozens injured in Peshawar bus explosion|date=16 March 2016|work=The Express Tribune}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:51, 1 November 2024

2016 Peshawar bus bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
LocationPeshawar, Pakistan
Date16 March 2016
TargetCivilians, Government employees[1]
Attack type
Mass murder
WeaponsBomb
Deaths15[1]
Injured25[1]

On 16 March 2016, bomb detonated in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30.[1] The explosion occurred on Sunehri Masjid Road.[2] The bomb had been hidden on the bus, and was apparently detonated remotely.[3] A group aligned with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pakistan: Bus bomb explosion kills 15 in Peshawar". BBC News.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Bus Bombing Kills at Least 14 in Peshawar". The New York Times. 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ Boone, Jon (16 March 2016). "Peshawar bomb kills at least 16 on bus for Pakistani government officials". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bomb on bus kills 15 government employees in Pakistan". Reuters. 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Deadly bomb blast hits bus in Pakistan".
  6. ^ "15 people die in Peshawar bus bombing". DAWN. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ "15 killed, dozens injured in Peshawar bus explosion". The Express Tribune. 16 March 2016.


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