Mian Channu school house bombing
Punjab (Pakistan)
LocationMian Channu, Punjab,  Pakistan
Date13 July 2009
Around 9 am
Attack type
School bombing, mass murder, terrorism
WeaponsIED
Deaths12+
Injured60

The Mian Channu school house bombing occurred on 13 July 2009, when at least 12 people, including 8 children, died in the city of Mian Channu, Pakistan, after an explosion at a school.[1][2]

Explosion

The blast happened in a school house used to teach Qur'an to children.[3] The blast took place soon after a class was completed at about 9 am, while the students were leaving the house.[4] Forty other houses were destroyed, and 60 people were injured.[5] The house was owned by Riaz Ahmad Kamboh, a religious teacher.[4] The blast left a crater 40 feet wide and 8 feet deep.[1] After the blast, a steel box containing audio tapes of sermons by clerics belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was recovered from the house. It appeared that the house was also being used as an ammunition dump. According to local police, small rockets and missiles propelled by shoulder-fired launchers were among the other material recovered from the site.[1]

Aftermath

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani condemned the attack, and ordered an inquiry into the explosion.[6] Subsequently, the police filed an FIR against three suspects, including Riaz, in connection with this explosion.[7] It was reported that Riaz Kamboh was recruiting fighters for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and was an expert at making suicide vests.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Deadly blast in Pakistani village". BBC News. 13 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Blast in Pakistan Kills Seven Children Studying Koran, Bloomberg L.P., 2009-07-13
  3. ↑ The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071300102.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 Blast kills twelve in Mian Channu, Dawn, 2009-07-14
  5. ↑ "Explosion kills 11 in Pakistan". CNN. 14 July 2009.
  6. ↑ PM Gilani condemns explosion at Mian Channu, seeks immediate report, The Nation, 2009-07-13. Accessed 2009-07-18. Archived 2009-07-30.
  7. ↑ FIR registered against 3 in Mian Channu blast, Daily Times, 2009-07-15. Accessed 2009-07-18. Archived 2009-07-30.
  8. ↑ Interrogation of suspect leads to more arrests, The News International, 2009-07-15. Accessed 2009-07-18. Archived 2009-07-30.

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