2008 Bangalore serial blasts

2008 Bangalore serial blasts
LocationBangalore, Karnataka, India
Date25 July 2008
Attack type
Bombings
Deaths1
Injured20

2008 Bangalore serial blasts occurred on 25 July 2008 in Bangalore, India. A series of nine bombs exploded in which 1 person was killed and 20 injured.[1][2][3][4] According to the Bangalore City Police, the blasts were caused by low-intensity crude bombs triggered by timers.[2]

India already suffered from a similar series of blasts in Jaipur, in May 2008.

The Times of India has reported that either the banned organisation Students Islamic Movement of India or the militant organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba could be behind these blasts.[5] The Intelligence Bureau is not ruling out the involvement of these organisations, however the police maintain that it is too early to attribute blame to anyone.[3]

The bombings were followed by the 2008 Ahmedabad bombings one day later.

  1. ^ "Nine blasts rock Bangalore | Chaos and curiousity [sic]". IBN Live. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b 8 blasts rock Bangalore
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rediff_7_blasts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Incident Summary for GTDID: 200807250003". Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "SIMI, LeT may be behind Bangalore blasts: IB". The Times of India. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2008.