January 2010 Bajaur bombing was a suicide bombing in Khar town in Bajaur in Pakistan on January 30, 2010. At least 16 people were killed when a man dressed in a burqa walked up to a military checkpoint and detonated himself.[2][3] 2 soldiers were among the dead and at least 25 were injured.[4] It has long been suspected that Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri have been hiding in Bajaur.[3] A curfew was imposed in the district after the blast. The bomber was thought to be between 18 – 23 years of age.[5] The attack drew widespread condemnation in Pakistan.[6] The bombing was condemned by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Speaker National Assembly Fahmida Mirza, Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi, Chairman Senate Farooq H Naek, Deputy Chairman Jan Muhammad Jamali, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Minister for Zakat and Ushr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and Minister of State for Religious Affairs Shagufta Jumani.[6]
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- ^ "Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint in Pakistan". BBC News. January 30, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Anwarullah Khan (January 30, 2010). "3 security men among dead: 17 killed in attack on Bajaur post". Dawn.
- ^ a b "Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint in Pakistan". BBC. January 30, 2010.
- ^ "Suicide attack kills 12 in Pakistan's tribal region". Xinhua News Agency. January 30, 2010. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Death toll climbs to 16 in Bajaur blast". Geo TV. January 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "16 killed in Bajaur suicide attack". The News International. January 31, 2010.[permanent dead link]