2008 Lahore suicide bombings

2008 Lahore suicide bombings
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Location Lahore, Pakistan
Date 11 March 2008
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Weapons Bomb
Deaths 28
Non-fatal injuries
350 (including 40 children)

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, and the second one targeted an advertising agency. The injured also included around 40 schoolchildren after windows were smashed due to the force of the explosion.

References

  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. Retrieved 11 March 2008.

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