September 2010 Quetta bombing

September 2010 Quetta bombing
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates30°22′N 67°01′E / 30.36°N 67.02°E / 30.36; 67.02
Date3 September 2010
TargetHazara people, Shiites
Attack type
Suicide bombing, shootings, arson by angry survivors
WeaponsSuicide belt
Deaths73+
Injured200
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Jhangvi
MotiveAnti-Shi'ism

The September 2010 Quetta bombing occurred on 3 September 2010 in Quetta, Pakistan. At least 73 people were killed and 206 injured when a bomb exploded in a Quds Day procession which Shias were carrying out to express solidarity with Palestinians.