Английская Википедия:2011 Faisalabad bombing
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The 2011 Faisalabad bombing occurred on 8 March 2011.[1] At least 25 people were killed and over 127 wounded when a car bombing occurred in a compressed natural gas station in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the explosion.[3]
Background
Faisalabad is the third-largest city in Pakistan and an important industrial hub of Punjab province; the attack was the first of its kind in the area, which usually remained safe from terrorist incidents.[4] Many textile companies are based in Faisalabad.[5] Pro-Taliban militant groups had been gaining strength in the area, which had previously witnessed sectarian violence.[6]
Attack
The car bomb exploded at a compressed natural gas station at about 10:30 am, leaving 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 a sensitive area, 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 gas 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 schoolteacher.[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
- Английская Википедия
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- 2011 murders in Pakistan
- 2010s crimes in Punjab, Pakistan
- 21st century in Faisalabad
- 21st-century mass murder in Pakistan
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 2011
- Attacks on buildings and structures in Punjab, Pakistan
- Building bombings in Pakistan
- Car and truck bombings in Pakistan
- Crime in Faisalabad
- Improvised explosive device bombings in 2011
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2011
- March 2011 crimes
- March 2011 events in Pakistan
- Mass murder in 2011
- Mass murder in Punjab, Pakistan
- Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attacks
- Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011
- Terrorist incidents in Punjab, Pakistan
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