2009 Guwahati bombings

Terrorist incident in Assam, India August 2013 November 2020 2009 Guwahati serial blasts Assam in India.png The state of Assam (highlighted in purple), the location of the attacks, shown within the rest of India. Guwahati, Assam, India 1 January 2009 + 5:30 improvised explosive device bombing 6Death toll in Guwahati serial bombings rises to six 67Times of India ULFA The 2009 Guwahati bombings occurred on 1 January 2009 in Guwahati, Assam, India. They occurred a few hours before Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram was due to travel to the city.Economic Times The bombing, carried out by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), left 6 people dead and a further 67 injured. Details Police confirmed that the first blast took place near Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi TB Hospital at Birubari at 2:35pm, injuring five people, including a 10-year-old child. Another blast at the busy Bhootnath market near the famous Kamakhya Temple, killed two people and injured at least 25 others. Police said that a bomb was placed on a bicycle. The Home Minister, P Chidambaram, was to pass Bhootnath on his way from the airport.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/5-killed-51-injured-in-guwahati-bomb-blasts/81760-3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110522132539/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/5-killed-51-injured-in-guwahati-bomb-blasts/81760-3.html dead 2011-05-22 5 killed, 51 injured in Guwahati bomb blasts 2009-01-01 CNN-IBN 2009-01-01 The third blast occurred outside a Big Bazaar retail outlet at Bhangagarh, a commercial area near Guwahati Medical College (GMCH), at 5:45 pm. Bhangagarh is one of the poshest areas in Guwahati and home to many shopping malls. Three of the 34 people injured in the blast succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Police suspected that the bomb was kept inside a pan shop in the area. Another person died in the hospital taking the death toll to 6. All three blasts were low intensity, carried using Improvised explosive devices (IED). Police say that a biker placed the first bomb in a dustbin, the second one was placed on a cycle and third on the roadside. The second blast was the most powerful one. The third blast ignited a fire due to its proximity to a kerosene source. The injured were admitted to the GMCH and MMCH hospitals in critical condition. Investigation The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is suspected of having carried out the bombings. Reactions Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi admitted security lapses and expressed the need of strengthening the state police force. See also 2008 Assam bombings References Assam Category:Shopping mall bombings in India Category:2009 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2009 Category:January 2009 crimes in Asia Category:January 2009 in India Category:2000s in Assam Category:21st-century mass murders in India Category:History of Guwahati Category:Terrorist incidents involving incendiary devices Category:Terrorism in Assam Category:2009 building bombings Category:Gas explosions in India Category:Marketplace attacks in India Category:Hospital bombings in Asia Category:Attacks on hospitals in India Category:Failed assassination attempts in India Category:2009 in Indian politics Category:2009 murders in India Category:Assamese nationalism Category:Insurgency in Northeast India Category:2009 fires in Asia