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2007 Charsadda mosque bombing

2007 Charsadda mosque bombing

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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]

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Charsadda suffered major insurgent attacks in April 2007, February 2008, May 2011, January 2016 and February 2017.

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    "Pakistan suicide blast 'kills 50'". BBC News. 21 December 2007.

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