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2017 Quetta church attack
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The 2017 Quetta church attack took place on 17 December 2017 when armed militants and suicide bombers stormed the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing nine people and injuring dozens more. The attack was perpetrated by the Islamic State, who claimed responsibility through its Amaq media outlet.
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2017 Quetta church attack | |
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![]() City of Quetta | |
Location | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Date | 17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) |
Target | Bethel Memorial Methodist Church Pakistani Christians |
Deaths | 9 + 2 perpetrators |
Injured | 57 |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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