events
September 22, 2013
At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Peshawar church bombing
On 22 September 2013, a twin suicide bombing took place at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 127 people were killed and more than 250 injured. It was the deadliest attack on the Christian minority in the history of Pakistan.
Peshawar
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 Peshawar. Peshawar is primarily populated by Pashtuns, who comprise the second-largest ethnic group in the country.
September 22
September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 100 days remain until the end of the year.