What the records say
- When
- 6 Jul 2008
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 33.71° N, 73.09° E
Placed at the building its text puts it in, Lal Masjid, Islamabad.
Summary
An explosion near the Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital Islamabad kills at least 10 people. The attack came on the first anniversary of the deadly siege and storming of the Red Mosque.
2008 Lal Masjid bombing
Terrorist attack in Islamabad
The Lal Masjid bombing was a domestic terrorist bombing near the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on 6 July 2008 at 7:50 pm local time, when a 30-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up killing 18 policemen and 1 civilian.
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