2011 Faisalabad bombing
| 2011 Faisalabad bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Date | 8 March 2011 |
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Attack type
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Car explosive |
| Deaths | 25+ |
| Injured | 127+ |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
The 2011 Faisalabad bombing occurred on 8 March 2011.[1] At least 25 people were killed and over 127 wounded when a car bomb blast occurred in a compressed natural gas station in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad.[2] The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the explosion.[3]
Background
Faisalabad is the fourth-largest city in the country and an important industrial hub of the Punjab province; the attack was the first of its kind in the area, which usually remained safe from terrorist incidents.[4] Faisalabad is the home of Pakistani textile industry.[5] Pro-Taliban militant groups had been gaining strength in the area, which had previously witnessed sectarian violence.[6]
Attack
The car bomb went off at about 10:30 am and left a 7-foot deep by 15-foot wide crater.[1] According to local officials a Toyota Corolla packed with 40 kilograms of explosives was used in the attack.[7]
The vicinity in which the attack took place was said to be a sensitive area and surrounded by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military offices. A Pakistan International Airlines building and an ISI building were damaged in the bombing.[2] The bomb caused several gas cylinders to explode and damaged several vehicles and buildings.[6]
The station was reduced to a pile of bricks and twisted metal. Rescue officials used heavy machinery and cranes to remove rubble from the scene to search for survivors.[2] Among the dead were an ISI officer and a school teacher.[8]
Responsibility
A spokesman for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan stated that the bombing, which targeted an ISI building, was in retaliation for the killing of Omar Kundi, a Taliban commander, by special forces in Faisalabad in 2010.[3]
See also
- List of armed conflicts and attacks, 2011
- List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001
- War in North-West Pakistan
- Terrorism in Pakistan
References
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