Bhai Pheru bus bombing

Bhai Pheru bus bombing
Location	Phool Nagar, Pakistan
Date	28 April 1996 10:30 am local time
Target	Bus
Attack type	bombing
Weapons	Bag bomb
Deaths	52
Injured	26
Perpetrators	foreigners (Pakistani claim)

The Bhai Pheru bus bombing was a bombing targeting a bus in Bhai Pheru (now Phool Nagar), Pakistan, killing 52 and injuring 26.

Bombing

On 28 April 1996, a bus picked up passengers at Kot Radha Kishan bus stop in Bhai Pheru. The bus (FDJ 9176) was overcrowded with over 100 passengers on their way to celebrate Eid al-Adha in a 52-seater bus. In the bus, a bomb was placed underneath a seat near the fuel tank of the bus. At 10:30 am local time while the bus was going through the main marketplace in Bhai Pheru the bomb detonated. The detonation of the bomb ruptured the fuel tank of the bus causing a fireball that quickly spread throughout the bus. The bus continued burning for two hours until firefighters from other towns arrived. The bombing killed 52 people and injured 26.