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
Kurram District ( ps, کرم ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.The name Kurram comes from the river Kuramá ( ps, کورمه) in Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit na ...
and the largest city of the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, conventional_long_name = Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, nation = Pakistan
, subdivision = Autonomous territory
, image_flag = Flag of FATA.svg
, image_coat = File:Coat of arms ...
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
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 ...
Attacks on buildings and structures in Pakistan
Marketplace attacks in Asia
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