April 2010 Kohat bombings
| April 2010 Kohat bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan | |
| Location | Kohat, Pakistan |
| Date | April 17, 2010 |
| Target | IDP camp & police station |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 58 |
| Injured | 86 |
| Perpetrators | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi |
The April 2010 Kohat bombings were a pair of bombings that struck a center for displaced people on the outskirts of the town of Kohat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on April 17, 2010. At least 41 people were killed, while another 64 more were injured. The next day another suicide bombing at a police station killed 7 more and injured nearly two dozen.