Latitude and longitude of Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
- Nearby Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Satellite map of Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
The Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing occurred during the night of 20 September 2008, when a dump truck filled with explosives detonated in front of the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing at least 54 people, injuring at least 266 and leaving a 60 ft (20 m) wide, 20 ft (6 m) deep crater outside the hotel. The majority of the casualties were Pakistanis; although at least five foreign nationals were killed and fifteen others reported injured. The attack occurred mere hours after President Asif Ali Zardari made his first speech to the Pakistani parliament.
Latitude: 33° 43' 58.08" N
Longitude: 73° 05' 13.56" E
Nearest city to this article: Islamabad
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