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TERRORISM - INDIA
- HARYANA - Samjhauta Express Bombing |
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Date-wise Events |
- 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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Description |
- Investigators subsequently found evidence of suitcases
with explosives and flammable material, including three
undetonated bombs.
- Inside one of the undetonated suitcases, a digital timer
encased in transparent plastic was packed alongside a dozen
plastic bottles containing fuel oils and chemicals.
- After the bombings, eight unaffected carriages were
allowed to continue onwards to Lahore with passengers.
- A United States report declared Arif Qasmani to be
involved in the attack. Consequently, after consulting with
the United Nations, the United States declared him an
international terrorist.
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