2009 Alpuri bombing
On October 12, 2009, a suicide bomber threw himself in front of a military truck as it went through a busy market in Alpuri town, Shangla district, Pakistan. Shangla is a district next to Swat valley that was recently the target of a military operation against the Taliban.
| Alpuri Bomb Blast 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Terrorism in Pakistan | |
Alpuri 2009 Alpuri bombing (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Alpuri, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34.54°N 72.39°E |
| Date | 12 Oct, 2009 13:15 Pakistan Standard Time |
| Target | Pakistan security personnel |
Attack type | Suicide attack, car bombing |
| Deaths | 47 (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 44 |
| Perpetrators | Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) |
In April, Pakistan's army started an offensive, claiming to get rid of the Taliban insurgency in Swat and nearby districts. Mian Iftekhar Hussain, the information minister for the troubled North West Frontier Province, stated the bombing killed 41 people and injured 45 others. After a few days, the death toll increased to 47.
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