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Today in True Crime

September 20, 2008: Marriott Hotel Bombing

Today in True Crime

Parcast

True Crime, Education, History

4.42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In Islamabad, Pakistan, 54 people were killed and hundreds more were injured after a truck filled with explosives detonated at a Marriott Hotel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today is Monday, September 20th, 2021. On this day in 2008, terrorists bombed the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing over 50 and injuring hundreds.

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Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from PARCAST. Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised. This episode

1:03.7

includes descriptions of violence and murder that some people may find offensive. We advise extreme

1:09.6

caution for children under 13.

1:12.7

Today we're discussing a 2008 bombing in which a dump truck filled with explosives

1:18.4

detonated at an Islamabad Marriott. Let's go back to Islamabad Pakistan on September 20th, 2008.

1:29.2

Pakistan's newest president, Asif Ali Zardari, gave a solemn address that day.

1:35.4

His first official speech in office, Zardari had been elected president only two weeks before

1:41.6

in the wake of a great personal tragedy. He was married to the previous

1:46.3

Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. She was the first woman to lead a democratic Muslim-majority

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