November 2009 Rawalpindi bombing

November 2009 Rawalpindi bombing
Rawalpindi
LocationMall Road, Saddar, Rawalpindi
Date2 November 2009
1040 hrs (PST+5)
Attack type
Suicide attack[1]
Deaths35[2]
Injured60[3]

The November 2009 Rawalpindi bombing was a suicide attack carried out in front of the Mall Road branch of National Bank of Pakistan in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The blast area was considered to be a very safe and high-security place. Tehrik-i-Taliban was blamed for this deadly blast, which occurred when the Pakistan government announced £3m in rewards for the capture of the Taliban leadership.

  1. ^ "Huge blast hits Rawalpindi safe zone". Dawn News. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  2. ^ Sadaqat Ali; Raja Atif Zulfiqar; Shakeel Qarar (2 November 2009). "Blast in Rwp; GHQ being secured". Samaa Tv. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Pakistan takes Taliban stronghold". BBC News. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2010.