2018 Quetta suicide bombing
On 25 July 2018, during polling for the 2018 Pakistani general election, a bomb blast outside a polling station in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area resulted in 31 people being killed and over 35 injured. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’s Amaq News Agency.
| 2018 Quetta suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
Quetta Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) Quetta Quetta (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Date | 25 July 2018 (PST) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 31 |
| Injured | 40 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Participant | 1 suicide bomber |
| Motive | Derailment of 2018 Pakistani general election |
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