2008 Lal Masjid bombing

In the Lal Masjid bombing of 6 July 2008 at 7:50 pm local time, a 30-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up near the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, killing 18 policemen and 1 civilian.[1] The bombing occurred on the first anniversary of the siege of Lal Masjid and was likely a revenge attack.[1] The attack occurred even amid tight security in Islamabad, where thousands of Islamic students in Pakistan came to mark the day when Pakistani troops stormed Lal Masjid.[2] Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who visited the blast site, said about 12,000 students attended the rally and the attack was directed at police.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Pak terror reminder: 18 dead in Lal Masjid blast". CNN-IBN. Press Trust of India. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  2. ^ Jacinto, Leela (6 July 2008). "blast-islamabad-red-mosque-dead-attack-anniversary". France 24. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Suicide blast targeting police kills 16 at Pakistan rally". CNN. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.