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Revision as of 02:38, 8 March 2006
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The 7 March 2006 Varanasi bombings were a series of bombings that occured across the Hindu holy city of Varanasi on 7 March 2006. Fifteen people are reported to have been killed and as many as 101 others were injured[1] The blasts occured nearly simultaneously at 6:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). The first blast took place at the crowded Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple. Two other blasts followed in the waiting area of the Varanasi Railway Station. A live bomb was also defused in Gudaulia.[2]
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condemned the blasts and appealed for calm. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks as yet. [3] A state of high alert was declared in India's major cities. Police were sent to all major places of worship in New Delhi. India's Cabinet Committee on Security met in emergency session.
It is speculated that the bombings were carried out in retaliation of the arrest of a Lashkar-e-Toiba agent in Varanasi earlier in February 2006. [4] Some analysts see a connection between the bombings and Hindu-Muslim clashes in the city of Lucknow on March 4 2006 that left four people dead. The clashes started out of Muslim protests against President of United States George Bush's India visit. [5]
References
- ^ New York Times - Bombings in India Raise Fear of Sectarian Violence
- ^ CNN - India rail, temple blasts kill 15
- ^ BBC - Indian temple city hit by blasts
- ^ http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/07up.htm Rediff - 2 blasts rock Varanasi; 20 dead].
- ^ Washington Post - Blasts in Indian Holy City Raise Fears of Sectarian Violence