2008 Lahore suicide bombings

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The 2008 Lahore bombings were twin suicide car bombings which killed at least 28 people and wounded more 350 people[1][2] in Lahore, Pakistan on March 11 2008.[3] The first bomb targeted the FIA building around 9.30am when employees were arriving for work and the second smaller blast targeted an advertising agency in a residential area.[citation needed] The injured also included around 40 schoolchildren after windows were smashed due to the force of the explosion. The blasts were the escalation of militant campaign against government targets.[citation needed]

2008 Lahore suicide bombings
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
LocationLahore, Pakistan
Date11 March 2008
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths28
Injured350 (including 40 children)

References

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  1. ^ "24 people die in two suicide bombing in Lahore". Reuters. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/03/dual_suicide_bombing.php Dual suicide bombings in Lahore kill 28 - The Long War Journal
  3. ^ "Twin suicide attacks kill 30 in Lahore". Daily Times. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
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