2009 Guwahati bombings

2009 Guwahati serial blasts
The state of Assam (highlighted in purple), the location of the attacks, shown within the rest of India.
LocationGuwahati, Assam, India
Date1 January 2009 (+ 5:30)
Attack type
improvised explosive device bombing
Deaths6[1]
Injured67[2]
PerpetratorsULFA

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.[3]

The bombing was carried out by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and left 6 people dead and a further 67 injured.

Details

Police confirmed that 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 instantaneously and injured at least 25 others. Police said that a bomb was placed on a bicycle.[2] Incidentally, P Chidambaram was to pass Bhootnath on his way from the airport.[4]

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 is home to many shopping malls.[3] 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.[2] Another person died in the hospital making the death toll 6.[1]

All three blasts were low intensity, carried using Improvised explosive devices (IED). Police say that the 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.[4]

The injured were admitted to the GMCH and Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) and are reported to be in critical condition.[4]

Investigation

The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is suspected of having carried out the bombings.[4][2]

Reactions

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi admitted security lapses and expressed the need of strengthening the state police force.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Death toll in Guwahati serial bombings rises to six
  2. ^ a b c d Times of India
  3. ^ a b Economic Times
  4. ^ a b c d e "5 killed, 51 injured in Guwahati bomb blasts". CNN-IBN. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

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