2010 Darra Adam Khel mosque bombing

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| title = 2010 Darra Adam Khel mosque bombing

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| caption = The location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within Pakistan

| location = Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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| date = 5 November 2010

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| type = Suicide bombing

| fatalities = 66

| injuries = 80+

| perps = Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

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The 2010 Darra Adam Khel mosque bombing occurred on 5 November 2010, when at least 66 people, including children, were killed by a suicide bomb attack in a mosque in the town of Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 80 others were wounded as worshippers offered Jumu'ah, the congregational Friday prayers.{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Pakistan-More-Than-70-Killed-In-Bomb-And-Grenade-Explosions-At-Mosques-In-Northwest-Pakistan/Article/201011115795636?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15795636_Pakistan:_More_Than_70_Killed_In_Bomb_And_Grenade_Explosions_At_Mosques_In_Northwest_Pakistan|title=Pakistan: Dozens Die in Suicide Bomb Attack|publisher=Sky News|date=5 November 2010}} The mosque, which belonged to the predominant Sunni denomination, was frequented by tribal elders; according to sources, the bomber may have been targeting a local politician who was known for speaking out against the Taliban. The attack was the deadliest after the September 2010 Quetta bombing in Balochistan, which targeted a procession of Shi'a Muslims.

Just a few hours after the attack, three grenades were thrown at another mosque in Peshawar; the blasts killed 5 and wounded 24.

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