November 2009 Rawalpindi bombing | |
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Location | Mall Road, Saddar, Rawalpindi |
Date | 2 November 2009 1040 hrs (PST+5) |
Attack type | Suicide attack[1] |
Deaths | 35[2] |
Injured | 60[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.