August 2007 Hyderabad bombings

2007 Hyderabad Bombings
LocationHyderabad, India, 17°21′36″N 78°28′24″E / 17.360106°N 78.473427°E / 17.360106; 78.473427
Date25 August 2007
19:45 and 19:50 (IST (UTC+5.30))
TargetLumbini Park (lazer show), and Gokul Chat Bhandar, Koti
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsImprovised explosive devices made with Ammonium nitrate, Neogel-90
Deaths42
Injured54

The Hyderabad bombings refers to the incident in which two bombs exploded almost simultaneously on 25 August 2007 in Hyderabad, capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana).[1] The first bomb exploded in Lumbini Amusement Park (17°24′35″N 78°28′23.5″E / 17.40972°N 78.473194°E / 17.40972; 78.473194) at 19:45 hrs IST. The second bomb exploded five minutes later at 19:50 in Gokul Chat Bhandar (17°23′6″N 78°29′8″E / 17.38500°N 78.48556°E / 17.38500; 78.48556) in Koti, a popular restaurant about 5 kilometres (3 mi) away. At least 42 people were reported to have died in the two bombings.[2] Two more bombs were defused in other parts of the city. According to initial reports, the banned Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami militant outfit of Bangladesh is suspected for the serial blasts.[3]

  1. ^ "Hyderabad: After 11 years, verdict in Lumbini Park-Gokul Chat twin blast to be delivered on August 27". The Times of India. 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Death toll in Hyderabad serial blasts rises to 41". CNN-IBN. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Blasts rock Hyderabad, 37 dead". NDTV. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.