| 2008 Lahore suicide bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in North-West Pakistan | |
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Date | 11 March 2008 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Bomb |
| Deaths | 28 |
| Injured | 350 (including 40 children) |
The 2008 Lahore bombings were twin suicide car bombings which killed at least 28 people and wounded more 350 people [1] [2] in Lahore, Pakistan on March 11 2008. [3] The first bomb targeted the FIA building around 9.30am when employees were arriving for work and the second smaller blast targeted an advertising agency in a residential area.[ citation needed ] The injured also included around 40 schoolchildren after windows were smashed due to the force of the explosion. The blasts were the escalation of militant campaign against government targets.[ citation needed ]