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Pakistan CID building attack
LocationKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Date11 November 2010
TargetCriminal Investigation Department headquarters
Attack typeTruck bombing, mass shooting, grenade attack
WeaponsTruck bomb, guns, grenades
Deaths18
Injured100
PerpetratorsTehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (suspected)
Terrorist attacks
in Pakistan (since 2001)
Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths
‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths
Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date
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The CID building attack was a gun, grenade and truck bomb attack in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan on 11 November 2010. Initial reports indicated the building housing Pakistan's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had been badly damaged and a blast crater of 5 metres was discovered in close proximity. At least 18 people were killed and 100 injured, though casualty figures were expected to rise. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack through Azam Tariq, their spokesman. However, the involvement of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was also contested with interior minister Rehman Malik appearing sure of the possibility.

Attack

The attack was coordinated on the headquarters of (CID), which is responsible for anti-terrorism operations, in what is described as the city's "highest security zone" – metres away from the house of the provincial Chief Minister of Sindh and two five-star hotels. According to Tariq, the attack was carried out in retaliation for the continued drone attacks in northwest Pakistan. Authorities reported that five to six people were seen throwing grenades and firing at the gate of the building, consequently killing the guards posted there; moments later, a vehicle packed with explosives made its way inside and exploded just metres away from the building, causing damage and destruction to nearby structures as well. Additionally, other witnesses reported that prior to the blast, a gunfight had taken place between heavily armed militants and security forces; a local resident remarked that this firing continued for 20 minutes before the explosion had occurred.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (11 November 2010). "Car bomb hits police in Karachi, kills 18". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Karachi CID building hit by huge explosion". BBC News. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. ^ Sayah, Rezah (11 November 2010). "Blast rips police facility in Karachi; 15 dead, police say". CNN International. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  4. "Smart money on the TTP but LeJ strongly suspected". The Express Tribune. 13 November 2010.
  5. ^ Salman Siddiqui (12 November 2010). "Karachi blast: An audacious reprisal". The Express Tribune.

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