2017 Charsadda suicide bombing

2017 Charsadda suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan and Operation Ghazi
Tangi is located in Pakistan
Tangi
Tangi
Tangi (Pakistan)
LocationTangi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date21 February 2017
TargetSessions court
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsSuicide belts, hand grenades, assault rifle
Deaths7 (+3 bombers)
Injured20
Assailantsthree suicide bombers

On 21 February 2017, suicide bombers targeted a sessions court in Tangi, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least seven people were killed, including a lawyer and more than 20 others injured. Internationally designated terrorist group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack.