August 2013 Quetta bombing

On 8 August 2013, a suicide attacker exploded a bomb at a funeral being held for a police officer in Quetta, Pakistan, and killed as many as thirty-seven^[1] people and injured over fifty people. No group has taken responsibility for the bombing, but it is believed^{[by whom?]} that the Taliban were behind the bombing. A senior police officer, Fayaz Sumbal, noticed the suicide bomber before he blew himself up. As Fayaz began searching the suicide bomber's body, the bomber blew himself up. The bomber was wearing a jacket that had ball bearings and shrapnel inside.^[2]

Quetta bomb attack
Location	Quetta, Pakistan
Date	8 August 2013 (2013-08-08)
Target	Fayaz Sumbal
Attack type	Bomb blast
Deaths	37
Injured	over 50
Perpetrators	unknown, possibly the Taliban

See also

• 8 August 2016 Quetta bombing
• 9 August 2013 Quetta shooting
• Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013
• Quetta attacks