2006 Srinagar bombings

2006 grenade attacks July 2016 September 2014 2006 Srinagar bombings India Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar right 34.09 74.79 Location of attacks none 225 none Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 34 05 24 N 74 47 24 E type:event_region:IN-JK inline,title 11 July 2006 11:40 am IST UTC+5.30 Bombings 8 43 Grenades 11 July 2006 Srinagar bombings consisted of five grenade attacks by militants, killing 8 people and injuring 43 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.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.' Attacks The attack took place within an hour of the departure of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's conclusion of a two-day round table conference.6 tourists among 8 killed; 37 hurt, The Tribune, 12 July 2006. 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.7 tourists killed in Kashmir, Dawn. 12 July 2006. 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 child lost one of his legs in the explosion. The last grenade was thrown at a taxi stand at 3:00 pm.Not in our name, Salon, 12 July 2006. Aftermath Mohammad Afzal of the Baramulla district, who allegedly threw the grenade, was caught by onlookers and handed over to the police. He confessed to being a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba.Eight killed, 37 injured in grenade attacks in Kashmir, The Hindu, 12 July 2006https://archive.today/20070619090230/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/06july12/news.htm#2 8 killed, 43 injured in 5 grenade attacks in Srinagar, Daily Excelsior, 12 July 2006 These bombings happened on the same day as 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings and were overshadowed by them. Reaction UN secretary general Kofi Annan condemned both the attacks saying that "such acts cannot possibly be excused by any grievance".Secretary-General Appalled by Brutal Mumbai Bombing, Srinagar Grenade Attacks, Says, "Such Acts Cannot Possibly Be Excused by any Grievance", United Nations website, 12 July 2006. See also 2013 Srinagar attack 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly attack 2013 CRPF camp attack at Bemina References 30em Category:21st-century mass murders in India Category:Lashkar-e-Taiba attacks Category:2006 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2006 Category:Attacks on tourists in Kashmir Category:2006 murders in India Bombings, 2006 Category:2000s in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Bus bombings in India Category:Mass murders in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Manmohan Singh administration Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2006 Category:2006 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia Category:Grenade attacks in Jammu and Kashmir Category:July 2006 in India Category:July 2006 crimes in Asia Category:2006 explosions