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An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Pearl Continental hotel bombing

2009 bombing by the Tehrik-i-Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan

The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 17 people were killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially…
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Peshawar

Capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Peshawar is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district population of over 4.7 million in the 2023 census. It is situated in the north-west of the country, lying in the Valley of…
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