The 2013 Parachinar bombing occurred on 26 July 2013. At least 57 people were killed and more than 100 injured after two bombs exploded on a market in
Parachinar
Parachinar ( ps, پاړه چنار; ur, ) is a small Pashtun ( Turi and Bangash tribe) town which is the capital of Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Parachinar is situated on a neck of Pakistani territory west ...
a capital city in
Kurram Valley and the largest city of the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas in northern
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
on Friday the official said. The blast took place near the Afghan border and Shi'ite mosques. On 27 July 2013 the death toll rise to 57.
See also
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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013. Some of the incidents are sectarian in nature and the TTP is responsible for a majority of them.
January – March
* January 1 — Malik Mukhtar Hussain, was a prominent licensed organ ...
References
2013 murders in Pakistan
21st-century mass murder in Pakistan
Mass murder in 2013
Improvised explosive device bombings in Pakistan
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013
Crime in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
Attacks on buildings and structures in Pakistan
Marketplace attacks in Asia
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