Английская Википедия:Bahawalpur church shooting
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The Bahawalpur church shooting was a mass shooting at Saint Dominic's Church in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan on 28 October 2001 by six assailants belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. The guard of the church and 17 other Christians were killed.
Background
Шаблон:Main Non-Muslims are targeted in Pakistan by extremists. Since Pakistan backed the United States in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan,Шаблон:Clarify terrorists are targeting Pakistani minorities, especially Christians.[1]
Shooting
Six masked gunmen riding on three motorcycles bring out their AK 47 riffles which they were hiding in their bags and started shooting. At the time, around 100 people were inside church. They first killed the guard of the church at the gate and then entered the church and started firing on worshippers.[2] While shooting, they were chanting slogans, "Afghanistan and Pakistan, graveyard of Christians" and were also chanting "Allah hu Akbar" (God is Great). They fired for three minutes, from 08:52 to 08:55 (UTC + 0:500).[3] The assault left 18 people dead.[2]
Reactions
The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf said that he was saddened by killing of Christians and accused trained extremists of the attack.[2]
Two days after the attack, police launched a crackdown and captured 22 suspects.[4] On 28 July 2002, 4 suspects belonging from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi who admitted to have committed the crime, were killed in an ambush.[5]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001
- 2019 Ghotki riots
- 2014 Larkana temple attack
- 2009 Gojra riots
References
Шаблон:Persecution of Christians in Pakistan
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- 2001 murders in Pakistan
- 2001 mass shootings in Asia
- 2000s crimes in Punjab, Pakistan
- 21st-century mass murder in Pakistan
- Anti-Christian sentiment in Pakistan
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 2001
- Attacks on buildings and structures in Punjab, Pakistan
- Attacks on churches in Asia
- Attacks on religious buildings and structures in Pakistan
- History of Bahawalpur District
- Islamic terrorism in Pakistan
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2001
- Islamist attacks on churches
- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi attacks
- Mass murder in 2001
- Mass murder in Punjab, Pakistan
- Mass shootings in Pakistan
- Massacres in religious buildings and structures
- October 2001 crimes
- October 2001 events in Pakistan
- Persecution of Christians in Pakistan
- Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2001
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