January 2020 Quetta bombing
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| January 2020 Quetta bombing | |
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| Part of the insurgency in Balochistan and War on Terror in Pakistan | |
  Quetta Location of incidents shown in map of Pakistan | |
| Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Date | 10 January 2020 |
| Target | Taliban-run mosque[1] |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 15 (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 19+ |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State – Pakistan Province |
On 10 January 2020, a suicide bombing inside a Taliban-run mosque killed at least 15 people in Quetta, Pakistan.[1][2] At least 19 others were injured.[3][4][1]
Earlier, on 7 January 2020, a motorcycle bombing took place near a Frontier Corps vehicle on McConaghey Road near Liaquat Bazar in Quetta. The attack killed two people and injured another 14 others.[5] According to reports, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar[6] as well as Baloch terrorists[3] claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bombing
On 10 January 2020, a suicide bombing took place inside a Taliban-run mosque located in Ghousabad neighbourhood during Maghrib prayer in Quetta's Satellite Town area.[1] The bomb had been planted inside a seminary in the mosque.[7] Among the killed was a Deputy Superintendent of Police, the apparent target of the attack, along with 14 civilians.[2][8] At least 19 others were injured. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing. They said the bombing caused 60 casualties, including 20 dead.[9][10]