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2021 Chaman bombings
Part of the insurgency in Balochistan
Location of Balochistan in Pakistan
LocationChaman, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date24 March
21 May
Attack typeBombings
WeaponBombs
Deaths3 on 24 March
6 on 21 May
9 in total
Injured13 on 24 March
14 on 21 May
27 in total
Terrorist attacks
in Pakistan (since 2001)
Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths
‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths
Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date
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The 2021 Chaman bombings were two bombing attacks in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, that occurred on 24 March and 21 May. These attacks left 10 people dead and another 27 injured.

Background

The insurgency in Balochistan is a long-running low-intensity insurgency by Baloch nationalists in southwestern Pakistan and southeastern Iran. Chaman was previously bombed in 2017.

Bombings

24 March

A bomb left 3 people dead and another 13 were injured.

The terrorist act involved the detonation of a remote-controlled bomb placed in a motorcycle. The target of the attack was a senior police officer. The explosion occurred as the police car was about to pass the motorcycle. Among the 3 dead was a child, while two security personnel were among the 13 wounded. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

21 May

A bomb killed 7 people and another 14 were injured. The attack occurred at a pro-Palestinian protest. 21 May has been declared as Palestine Solidarity Day by the Pakistani government, following the Israeli bombing of Palestinians. To mark the National Day of Solidarity, Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam, one of Pakistan's leading religious political organizations, organized a protest march. The improvised explosive device exploded just as the demonstrators had finished their protest march.

See also

References

  1. "Three killed, 13 injured in Chaman bomb blast". Dawn. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. "Three killed, 13 injured in blast at Pakistani-Afghan border". Reuters. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Three killed, 13 injured in blast at Pakistani-Afghan border". Reuters. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "Blast kills several at pro-Palestine rally in southwest Pakistan". Al Jazeera English. 21 May 2021.
  5. "At least 6 killed in blast at Palestine solidarity rally in Chaman". Dawn. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. "Pakistan blast kills six, wounds 13 at pro-Palestinian rally". Reuters. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. "Six killed, 10 injured in explosion at Palestine solidarity rally in Chaman". The Express Tribune. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. "Bomb attack on Palestine solidarity rally in Pakistan leaves seven dead". Daily Pakistan Global. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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