September 2010 Lahore bombings

September 2010 Lahore bombings
The location of Lahore in Pakistan.
LocationLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Date1 September 2010
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Weaponssuicide belts
Deaths38[1]
Injured250
PerpetratorsLashkar-e-Jhangvi
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
MotiveAnti-Shi'ism

The September 2010 Lahore bombings were a series of three suicide bombings which occurred on 1 September 2010, in Lahore, Pakistan.[2][3] Thirty-eight were killed and more than 250 were injured when a Shia procession was targeted.[4][5]

  1. ^ http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/toll-in-lahore-bombings-rises-to-38_100421988.html
  2. ^ Gillani, Waqar (1 September 2010). "Suicide Bombers in Pakistan Kill Dozens of Shiites". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Triple bomb blasts hit Lahore Shia procession". BBC. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Multiple blasts in Lahore; 35 killed, 250 injured". NDTV. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Blasts lead to protest in Lahore, troops deployed to control situation". Xinhua News Agency. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.