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| 21 October 2008 Imphal bombings | |
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| Location | Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Date | 21 October 2008 19:30 (UTC+05:30) |
Attack type | Bike bomb |
| Weapons | Crude bomb |
| Deaths | 17[1] |
| Injured | 40+[2] |
| Perpetrators | Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) |
In the 2008 Imphal bombings, at least 17 people were killed and more than 30 were injured on 21 October 2008.
This was the second blast of such a magnitude in the Indian Seven Sisters in the month of October 2008. It followed a season of bomb blasts around the country in 2008 that were carried out by various factions, contributing to a precipitous domestic instability.
- ^ "17 killed in Imphal blast". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "India wants to seal border with Myanmar after blast". Reuters.com. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.