2022 Islamabad suicide attack
| 2022 Islamabad area suicide attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | 33.649799,73.048177 I-10/4 area, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Date | 23 December 2022 |
| Target | Police |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Weapons | Explosives / most possibly an IED. |
| Deaths | At least 1 policeman |
| Injured | Several / considered to be 3 deputies / constables. |
| Motive | Unknown but is considered to mark the ending of ceasefire. |
On 23 December 2022, at least one policeman was killed and several others injured in a suicide attack in Islamabad's sector I-10. The reason for the attack is still unclear.
After the explosion, the law enforcement agency cordoned off the area.
Execution of sucide attack:
Islamabad and Rawalpindi shares a long two way five lane highway style road named after late captain karnal sher khan. This road is also considered as a border in between twin cities. There is an Islamabad police checkpost through which you can enter Islamabad from Rawalpindi. To avoid taking long way for u turn people carved an unauthorized path which allows you to enter Islamabad without passing through that checkpost. This caused a huge trouble in flow of traffic on captain karnal sher khan road. To counter this Islamabad police officers on patrol bikes were stationed at the beginning of that path. On 23 December 2022 , friday a taxi entered Islamabad through that path. When the constables ordered to stop, it completely ignored instructions and started speeding. Police officers chased it on service road east i10 and stoped it near street 31 that leads to family health hospital. Some Witness describe that sucide bomber was cab driver. When police officer commanded to leave vehicle the bomber detonated explosive device, causing the death of a police officer along with him and leaving 3 fellow officers injured. The blast caused a huge damage on the near house on corner and the vehicle parked in garage. Security forces responded quickly and surrounded the area . Later paramedics arrived and told there were no lady in cab . Both male dead bodies were recovered. Confusion occured because sucide bombing had long hair.