Babrra massacre

Quand

12 août 1948

Type

Massacre

Morts

15

Coordonnées

34.14° N, 71.73° E

Description

1948 mass shooting by police in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

1948 mass shooting by police in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The Babrra Massacre was a mass shooting by state police on 12 August 1948 in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. According to official figures, around 15 protestors were killed while around 40 were injured. However, Khudai Khidmatgar sources maintained that around 150 were killed and 400 were injured. It is also referred as the Karbala of Pathans.

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