Mian Channu school house bombing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mian Channu school house bombing
Pakistan Punjab.png
Punjab (Pakistan)
LocationMian Channu, Punjab,  Pakistan
DateJuly 13, 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 in a school.[1][2]

Explosion[]

The blast happened in a school house used to teach Qur'an to the children.[3] The blast took place soon after a class was completed at about 9 am and 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 the police small rockets and missiles propelled by shoulder-fired launchers were among the other material recovered from the site.[1] It was theorized that the blast was accidental.[6]

Aftermath[]

Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani condemned the blast and ordered an enquiry into the explosion.[7] Subsequently the police filed an FIR against three including Riaz in connection with this explosion.[8] It was reported that Riaz Kamboh was recruiting fighters for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and was an expert at making suicide vests.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "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. Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  4. ^ a b Blast kills twelve in Mian Channu, Dawn, 2009-07-14
  5. ^ "Explosion kills 11 in Pakistan". CNN. 14 July 2009.
  6. ^ Blast in Pakistan Islamic school, Al Jazeera English, 2009-07-13
  7. ^ PM Gilani condemns explosion at Mian Channu, seeks immediate report, The Nation, 2009-07-13. Accessed 2009-07-18. Archived 2009-07-30.
  8. ^ FIR registered against 3 in Mian Channu blast, Daily Times, 2009-07-15. Accessed 2009-07-18. Archived 2009-07-30.
  9. ^ Interrogation of suspect leads to more arrests, The News International, 2009-07-15. Accessed 2009-07-18. Archived 2009-07-30.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""