On 21 December 2007, at least 50 people were killed and 100 others injured by a suicide bombing in Charsadda District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan.[1] The bomber detonated his explosives in a mosque in the residential compound of Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, where prayers for Eid al-Adha were being conducted.[1] Sherpao was among the 1,000 people in the mosque at the time, but was not injured.[1] The bomb contained around seven kilograms of explosive as well as nails and ball bearings.[1]
2007, charsadda, mosque, bombing, december, 2007, least, people, were, killed, others, injured, suicide, bombing, charsadda, district, north, west, frontier, province, pakistan, bomber, detonated, explosives, mosque, residential, compound, interior, minister, . On 21 December 2007 at least 50 people were killed and 100 others injured by a suicide bombing in Charsadda District North West Frontier Province Pakistan 1 The bomber detonated his explosives in a mosque in the residential compound of Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao where prayers for Eid al Adha were being conducted 1 Sherpao was among the 1 000 people in the mosque at the time but was not injured 1 The bomb contained around seven kilograms of explosive as well as nails and ball bearings 1 2007 Charsadda mosque bombingPart of Insurgency in Khyber PakhtunkhwaLocation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in PakistanLocationCharsadda District North West Frontier Province PakistanDate21 December 2007TargetMosqueAttack typeSuicide bombingsWeaponsExplosive beltsDeaths50Injured100PerpetratorUnknown Charsadda suffered major insurgent attacks in April 2007 February 2008 May 2011 January 2016 and February 2017 See also EditTerrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2007References Edit a b c d Pakistan suicide blast kills 50 BBC News 21 December 2007 This article about Pakistani history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This terrorism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Charsadda mosque bombing amp oldid 1074681442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,