| 2018 Quetta suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part ofWar in North-West Pakistan | |
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| 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 of2018 Pakistani general election |
On 25 July 2018, during polling for the2018 Pakistani general election, a bomb blast outside a polling station inQuetta's Eastern Bypass area resulted in 31 people being killed and over 35 injured.[1][2][3]Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’sAmaq News Agency.
"The bomber was trying to enter the polling station. When police tried to stop him, he blew himself," a local administration official in Quetta, Hashim Ghilzai, has said.[4] According to Bomb Disposal Squad, 18-20 kilograms of explosives were used in the suicide attack.[5]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’s Amaq news agency. The group said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, but did not provide further detail or evidence for its claim.[6]
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) while condemning the attack had summoned report fromBalochistan government. ECP also suspended the internet and cellphone services in several districts in Balochistan. Polling resumed in the PB-31 polling station after being suspended briefly, however, the number of voters remained low.[2]
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018