2008 Orakzai bombing
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| 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing | |
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Attack type | Suicide car bomb |
| Deaths | 110[1] |
| Injured | 200+ |
The 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing occurred when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a pick-up truck packed with 300 kg of explosives into a meeting of 600 people, killing 40 instantly and injuring 81, although the toll later rose to 110 as many died in hospitals. The attack occurred in a remote region where the injured could not get medical attention for several hours.[citation needed]
The attack was preceded by a row between
Background
On 28 September, the Taliban had asked the Ali Khel tribe, the biggest and the most influential tribe in the area, and its sub-clans to leave the region because they belonged to the minority Shia community. The tribesmen initially left, although a political agent summoned a grand
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