2006 Srinagar bombings

2006 Srinagar bombings
Srinagar Location of attacks
Location	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates	34°05′24″N 74°47′24″E
Date	11 July 2006 11:40 am IST (UTC+5.30)
Attack type	Bombings
Weapons	Grenades
Deaths	8
Injured	43

11 July 2006 Srinagar bombings consisted of five grenade attacks by militants, killing 8 people and injuring 43 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

Attacks

The attack took place within an hour of the departure of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's conclusion of a two-day round table conference. The first attack occurred at 11:40 am when a grenade was thrown into a minibus carrying tourists from Bengal. Five people, died and another 10 were injured. The dead included a mother, her son and her daughter-in-law. At 12:40 pm, another grenade was lobbed at a car with a Haryana registration number. Three bystanders were injured. At 1:10 pm, another grenade was thrown at a van carrying tourists in Lal Chowk. One person died and several were injured. A small boy named Hardik lost his leg in the explosion. The last grenade was thrown at a taxi stand at 3:00 pm .

Aftermath

Mohammad Afzal of the Baramulla district, who allegedly threw the grenade, was caught by onlookers and handed over to the police. He confessed to be a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba These bombings happened on the same day as 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings and were overshadowed by them.

Reaction

UN secretary general Kofi Annan condemned both the attacks saying "Such Acts Cannot Possibly Be Excused by any Grievance"

See also

• 2013 Srinagar attack
• 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly attack
• 2013 CRPF camp attack at Bemina