2008 Imphal bombing

24°49′N 93°57′E / 24.82°N 93.95°E / 24.82; 93.95

21 October 2008 Imphal bombings
LocationImphal, Manipur, India
Date21 October 2008
19:30 (UTC+05:30)
Attack type
Bike bomb
WeaponsCrude bomb
Deaths17[1]
Injured40+[2]
PerpetratorsKangleipak 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.

  1. ^ "17 killed in Imphal blast". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. ^ "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.