What the records say
- When
- 28 Feb 2012
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 18
- Coordinates
- 35.25° N, 73.50° E
- Description
- instance of sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2012 Kohistan Shia massacre
Instance of sectarian violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
On 28 February 2012, approximately 12 militants who were dressed in military uniforms stopped multiple buses on their routes through the Kohistan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 18 passengers were subsequently taken out of the buses and executed by the militants; 17 of the 18 victims were identified as Shia Muslim residents of Gilgit–Baltistan who were travelling to the city of Gilgit from Rawalpindi, Punja…
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