April 2017 Lahore suicide bombing

On 5 April 2017, a suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 24 near a Pakistan Army vehicle taking part in the census in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The injured were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and General Hospital. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility, saying it was carried out in revenge against security personnel.[1][2][3]

April 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
LocationLahore, Pakistan
Date5 April 2017
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths8 (+1 bomber)
Injured24
PerpetratorsTehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
Assailantsa suicide bomber

On the 8th of April, Pakistani police killed 10 Taliban gunmen in a gun battle in Lahore.[4]

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