Target Mourners Non-fatal injuries 100 Location Multan | Weapons Car bomb Date 7 October 2004 Total number of deaths 40 | |
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2004 Multan bombing refers to a car bombing that took place at the Multan District, Punjab on October 7, 2004 in which death toll was 40 and the amount of injured was close to a 100.
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Incident
The attack happened around 4:30 pm and was carried out against Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan members who gathered in thousands to mourn the death of their leader Azam Tariq. The bomb, according to Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao was remote-controlled and was placed inside of Suzuki-brand car. Eyewitnesses reported that they heard two blasts with a 20-second interval. Besides killing innocent civilians the bomb also damaged some nearby buildings and left puddles of blood and human flesh scattered around.
Aftermath
After the attack the Pakistani police were deployed to the site amid the attacks from the protestors who burned tires, damage windscreens, and attacking two ambulance vehicles. Later on the police also arrested Irfan Ali Shah who was eventually found guilty on 40 counts of terrorism and was put to death by 2006.