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January 2019 Loralai attack

January 2019 Loralai attack

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2019 Loralai attack took place on 29 January 2019 in Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan. Nine people (eight policemen and a civilian) were killed while 22 others were injured when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General's (DIG) office. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3]

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The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement protested against the attack and held sit-ins in Balochistan's Quetta and Loralai. However, when the police launched a crackdown against the nonviolent protesters, Arman Loni, one of the leaders of PTM, was killed in Loralai.[4]

Another attack occurred in Loralai on 16 February 2019.[citation needed]

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  1. [1]
    "Nine persons killed, 22 others injured in attack on DIG office in Balochistan's Loralai". Samaa TV. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Nine martyred in gun-and-suicide attack on DIG office in Loralai". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Loralai attack death toll mounts to 9". The News International.
  4. [4]
    Anwar, Madeeha (7 February 2019). "Alleged Killing by Police Angers Pashtuns in Pakistan". Voice of America. Retrieved 15 February 2019.


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