| 2009 Lahore bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lahore,Pakistan |
| Date | 27 May 2009 |
Attack type | Car bombing, shooting |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injured | 250[1] |
The2009 Lahore bombing, at police headquarters inLahore, Pakistan on 27 May 2009, killed at least 35 people and injured 250. During the attack gunmen fired on guards then destroyed the emergency response building at the city's police headquarters. Offices used by theInter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency nearby also suffered damage.[2]
Pakistani accounts from the time of the attack say the three attackers who died in the attack were unidentified.[3]Two of the attackers emerged from theToyota van used in the attack, and fired on security officials. The driver was not able to breach the boundary of security pylons, before he detonated the bomb.Some eyewitnesses claimed additional terrorists providing cover fire.
Authorities immediately blamedTaliban for this attack.[2] Taliban later took the responsibility for the attack, calling it a retaliatory step for Pakistan's military operations against Taliban in the Swat valley.[4][5] The callerHakimullah Mehsud, deputy toBaitullah Mehsud, threatened of more attacks on government facilities inLahore,Rawalpindi,Islamabad andMultan, asking people to leave those cities.[5] Another group,Tekreek-e-Taliban Punjab, also claimed credit for the attack.[6]
In the fall ajihadist namedAli Jaleel, from theMaldive Islands was identified as one of the bombers.[7][8]