| Mian Channu school house bombing | |
|---|---|
 Punjab (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Mian Channu, Punjab,  Pakistan |
| Date | 13 July 2009 Around 9 am |
Attack type | School bombing, mass murder, terrorism |
| Weapons | IED |
| Deaths | 12+ |
| Injured | 60 |
The Mian Channu school house bombing occurred on 13 July 2009, when at least 12 people, including 8 children, died in the city of Mian Channu, Pakistan, after an explosion at a school.[1][2]
The blast happened in a school house used to teach Qur'an to children.[3] The blast took place soon after a class was completed at about 9 am, while the students were leaving the house.[4] Forty other houses were destroyed, and 60 people were injured.[5] The house was owned by Riaz Ahmad Kamboh, a religious teacher.[4] The blast left a crater 40 feet wide and 8 feet deep.[1] After the blast, a steel box containing audio tapes of sermons by clerics belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was recovered from the house. It appeared that the house was also being used as an ammunition dump. According to local police, small rockets and missiles propelled by shoulder-fired launchers were among the other material recovered from the site.[1]
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani condemned the attack, and ordered an inquiry into the explosion.[6] Subsequently, the police filed an FIR against three suspects, including Riaz, in connection with this explosion.[7] It was reported that Riaz Kamboh was recruiting fighters for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, and was an expert at making suicide vests.[8]