2014 Wagah border suicide attack

Wagah border suicide attack
واہگہ بارڈر خودکش حملہ
Location of Lahore in Punjab
LocationWagah, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates31°36′16.9″N 74°34′22.5″E / 31.604694°N 74.572917°E / 31.604694; 74.572917
Date2 November 2014 (2014-11-02)
17.35 (UTC+5)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Suicide attack
WeaponsBomb
Deaths60
Injured100
PerpetratorsJamaat-ul-Ahrar
MotiveRetaliation against Operation Zarb-e-Azb
Lahore
Location of Wagah Border

On 2 November 2014, a suicide bombing took place at Wagah border following the daily border ceremony in Pakistan. The attack was claimed by three rival islamist militant groups.

At midnight of 9 January 2015, the FIA team led by special agents reportedly hunted and killed the mastermind of the attack in a police encounter which took place in Lahore. The Pakistani government officials confirmed the veracity of the reports.