Information About Incident 69214-141840-360045 in Peshawar Pakistan

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A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11 killed at least five persons and injured 14 others in the Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times.

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• Meta Location: Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Matched District: Peshawar
• Actgroup: kill
• Actor: A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons ( IDPs ) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA )
• Subject: at least five persons

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A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11 killed at least five persons and injured 14 others in the Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The bomber was believed to have been targeting a group of refugees from Tirah Valley who had gone to a government-run camp in the Arbab Niaz Stadium to fill out paperwork ahead of their journey home. The suicide bomber first opened fire at the Police guarding the registration point for the IDPs from Tirah Valley before blowing himself up. It was a suicide attack, Police official Najeebur Rehman said adding that around 10 kilograms of explosives were used. Senior Police official Faisal Mukhtar said the bomber blew himself up near a small mosque inside the stadium and the dead included one Khasadar (Tribal Policeman) personnel. The blast caused one of mosque s walls to fall down.

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