2023 Bara bombing
{{Short description|Suicide bombing in Pakistan}}
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| title = 2023 Bara blast
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| date = 20 July 2023
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| location = Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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| cause = Suicide bombing
| deaths = 4+
| injuries = 11+
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{{Terrorist attacks in Pakistan}}
On 20 July 2023, an explosion occurred at the tehsil compound office in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the loss of 3 police officer's lives and injuring 9 other individuals, including 2 civilians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1765787|title=3 policemen martyred, civilians among 9 injured in blast in Bara Bazaar in KP's Khyber district|first1=Zahid|last1=Imdad|first2=Hira|last2=Shah|date=July 20, 2023|website=DAWN.COM}}{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2427065/cop-martyred-civilians-among-nine-injured-in-k-p-bara-blast |title=Three cops among four martyred in Bara blast |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date= 20 July 2023|accessdate=2023-07-22}}
Background
According to reports, the blast, which took place at the main gate of the compound, was the result of a suicide bombing. The compound housed a police station and government offices in the northwest region of Pakistan. The attack claimed the lives of at least four police officers and left 11 others wounded.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-militants-attack-police-killed-908888890539878685809f145d8681c4 |title=2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11 |publisher=AP News |date=2002-06-27 |accessdate=2023-07-22}}
Response
Reactions
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, interior minister Rana Sanaullah Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Haji Ghulam Ali and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Caretaker Minister for Information and Auqaf, Barrister Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel also denounced the explosion and deeply mourned the loss of the policeman's life and extended his sympathies to the bereaved families.{{cite web | url=https://thefrontierpost.com/three-cops-martyred-11-hurt-in-bara-blast/ | title=Three cops martyred, 11 hurt in Bara blast }}{{cite web | url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/caretaker-info-minister-condemns-bara-explosi-1726496.html | title=Caretaker Info Minister Condemns Bara Explosion }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com.pk/national/interior-minister-condemns-suicide-blast-in-bara-bazar-khaybar/|title=Interior Minister condemns suicide blast in Bara Bazar Khaybar|date=20 July 2023 }}
See also
References
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Category:2023 crimes in Pakistan
Category:2023 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Category:July 2023 in Pakistan
Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023
Category:Suicide bombings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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