On 29 December 2015, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the front entrance of a regional branch of the National Database and Registration Authority, which is responsible for issuing ID cards in northwestern city of Mardan, Pakistan. The blast killed 26 people and more than 50 were wounded. Leader of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3]
| Mardan bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
.svg) Location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan | |
| Location | Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Date | 29 December 2015 |
| Deaths | 26 |
| Injured | 50 |
Bomber
Syed Abdullah, resident of Shahi Abad, Mohibanda in Mardan district, was found to be the bomber.[4]