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TERRORISM - INDIA - HARYANA Samjhauta Express Bombing |
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February 18, 2007: Terrorist attacks
occurred around midnight on this day on the Samjhauta Express, a
twice-weekly train service connecting Delhi, India, and Lahore,
Pakistan. Bombs were set off in two carriages, both filled with
passengers, just after the train passed Diwana station near the Indian
city of Panipat, 80 kilometres north of New Delhi. 68 people were killed
in the ensuing fire and dozens more were injured. Of the 68 fatalities,
most were Pakistani civilians. The victims also included some Indian
civilians and three railway policemen. |
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