| Lahore church bombings لاہور گرجہ گھر دھماکے | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lahore in Punjab | |
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 31°24′41″N 74°21′58″E / 31.411291°N 74.366078°E |
| Date | 15 March 2015 |
| Target | Roman Catholic Church, Christ Church |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 19 15[1] 2 policemen and 2 passers-by |
| Injured | 70[2][3] |
| Perpetrators | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar[1] |
| Motive | Retaliation against Operation Zarb-e-Azb |
On 15 March 2015, two explosions took place at Roman Catholic Church and Christ Church during Sunday service in Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan.[4] At least 15 people were killed and seventy were wounded in the attacks.[2][3]
The attack was followed by mob violence killing two men mistaken as militants.[4] It was the second attack on Christians minority after the deadliest attack in 2013 on All Saints church in Peshawar. In August 2015, Punjab home minister Shuja Khanzada announced that five members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban were arrested in connection to the attack. According to the statement, the men received monetary and material support from India and planned the attack in Afghanistan, from where they came to Lahore. The arrested men also confessed to planning further attacks in Karachi and Lahore.[5]
- ^ a b "Deadly blasts hit Pakistan churches in Lahore". BBC News. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Worshippers killed in Pakistan church bombings". Al Jazeera. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b Imran Gabol; Nadeem Haider; Waseem Riaz, Abbas Haider, Akbar Ali (15 March 2015). "15 killed in Taliban attack on Lahore churches". Dawn. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Two blasts at Lahore churches claim 15 lives - PAKISTAN - geo.tv". geo.tv. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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