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2006 Srinagar bombings
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| 2006 Srinagar bombings | |
|---|---|
  Srinagar Location of attacks | |
| Location | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates | 34°05′24″N 74°47′24″E / 34.09000°N 74.79000°E |
| Date | 11 July 2006 11:40 am IST (UTC+5.30) |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Weapons | Grenades |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 43 |
11 July 2006 Srinagar bombings consisted of five grenade attacks by militants, killing 8 people and injuring 43 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
Attacks
[edit]The attack took place within an hour of the departure of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's conclusion of a two-day round table conference.[2] The first attack occurred at 11:40 am when a grenade was thrown into a minibus carrying tourists from Bengal. Five people, died and another 10 were injured. The dead included a mother, her son and her daughter-in-law.[3] At 12:40 pm, another grenade was lobbed at a car with a Haryana registration number. Three bystanders were injured. At 1:10 pm, another grenade was thrown at a van carrying tourists in Lal Chowk. One person died and several were injured. A small boy named Hardik lost his leg in the explosion. The last grenade was thrown at a taxi stand at 3:00 pm.[4]
Aftermath
[edit]Mohammad Afzal of the Baramulla district, who allegedly threw the grenade, was caught by onlookers and handed over to the police. He confessed to be a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba.[5][6] These bombings happened on the same day as 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings and were overshadowed by them.
Reaction
[edit]UN secretary general Kofi Annan condemned both the attacks saying "Such Acts Cannot Possibly Be Excused by any Grievance".[7]
See also
[edit]- 2013 Srinagar attack
- 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly attack
- 2013 CRPF camp attack at Bemina
References
[edit]- ^ Bombing toll rises to 190 in India, International Herald Tribune, 12 July 2006, 'Earlier on Tuesday, a series of grenade explosions struck Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting a tourist bus. Eight people were killed and more than 40 wounded.'
- ^ 6 tourists among 8 killed; 37 hurt, The Tribune, 12 July 2006
- ^ 7 tourists killed in Kashmir, Dawn. 12 July 2006
- ^ Not in our name, Salon, 12 July 2006
- ^ Eight killed, 37 injured in grenade attacks in Kashmir, The Hindu, 12 July 2006
- ^ 8 killed, 43 injured in 5 grenade attacks in Srinagar, Daily Excelsior, 12 July 2006
- ^ Secretary-General Appalled by Brutal Mumbai Bombing, Srinagar Grenade Attacks, Says, "Such Acts Cannot Possibly Be Excused by any Grievance", United Nations, 12 July 2006
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