Английская Википедия:2013 Mardan funeral suicide bombing

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On 18 June 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral in Shergarh , Mardan in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 34 people and injuring over 60 people.[1] The attack took place at a funeral prayer service for Abdullah Khan, who owned a compressed natural gas station.[2][3] One of the people killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand, who was previously an independent MPA.[4]

Bombing and aftermath

The bomb blast took place on 18 June 2013 during a funeral procession for a local businessman Haji Abdullah, who was shot a day before by unknown assailants. Imran Khan Mohmand , previously an independent candidate , but then part of the PTI party was injured and then later succumbed to his injuries. [1]The procession was being led by a former MPA of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , Maulana Muhammad Qasim , who survived the blast.[5] No militant organization took responsibility for the attack. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government announced monetary compensation for those involved. A sum of Rs. 300,000 for the families of those killed and Rs. 100,000 for those injured.[5]

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