June 2013 Karachi bombing

Karachi bomb attack
Location Karachi, Pakistan
Date June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Target Sindh High Court justice Baqar Maqbool's convoy
Attack type
Bomb blast
Deaths 9
Non-fatal injuries
15
Perpetrators unknown

On 26 June 2013, a bomb exploded killing nine people and injuring fifteen in Karachi.[1] The bomb was intended to blow up Sindh High Court justice Baqar Maqbool's convoy. The bomb was located on a motorbike near a mosque. Five of the people killed in the bomb explosion were police officers.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Pakistan bomb kills seven and injures Karachi judge". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. "8 killed, 15 injured in Karachi blast". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. "At least nine killed as SHC judge targeted in Karachi bomb attack". DAWN. Retrieved 26 June 2013.


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