2024 Kurram attack
| 2024 Kurram attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the sectarian violence in Pakistan, insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Location | Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Date | 21 November 2024 |
| Target | A large convoy of 200 vehicles transporting Shia Muslims |
Attack type | Mass shooting, ambush |
| Deaths | 54 |
| Injured | 86 (16 critically) |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State (suspected) |
No. of participants | 4 |
| Motive | Anti-Shiaism |
On 21 November 2024, gunmen attacked a large convoy of vehicles transporting Shia Muslims in the Kurram District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least 54 people and injuring 86 others. The attack was one of northwestern Pakistan's deadliest incidents of sectarian violence in recent years. The attack was described as a "terrorist attack" by Pakistani authorities.