2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack

2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
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Location	Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates	33°59′38″N 71°30′53″E / 33.99389°N 71.51472°E / 33.99389; 71.51472
Date	15 December 2012 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Target	Pakistan Air Force Base Peshawar
Attack type	Mass shooting, rocket attack
Deaths	15
Injured	45+
Perpetrators	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan[1]
Defenders	Pakistan Army Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
Motive	Retaliation against military operations

The 2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack was a coordinated terrorist attack on Bacha Khan International Airport and the adjacent Pakistan Air Force Base (PAF) Peshawar on 15 December 2012 by Tehrik-i-Taliban terrorists in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.