Jaipur bombings

The Jaipur bombings were a series of nine synchronized bomb blasts that took place on 13 May 2008 within a span of fifteen minutes at locations in Jaipur, the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, and a tourist destination. Official reports confirm 63 dead with 216 or more people injured. The bombings shocked most of India and resulted in widespread condemnation from leaders across the world with many countries showing solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism.

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• The string of attacks continued regardless. The second major strike of 2008 came five months later. On 13 May 2008, six regions of Jaipur city were wrecked by nine blasts. Around 63 people were killed in these blasts, and 200 others were injured. The way bombs went off within a span of 15 minutes proved that it was also a well-coordinated attack. As a world-renowned tourist destination for visitors from around the world, Jaipur was on the terror radar.
  • Tiwari, D. P., (2019). The great indian conspiracy. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

• When I was anchoring live during these blasts, it felt as if this was the biggest terror attack in the history of India. The needle of suspicion was again pointed at Pakistan. The probe revealed that the explosives were planted on bicycles. The investigating officers followed this vital clue to identify suspects which revealed the connection to the Bangladesh-based HuJI, the masterminds behind the blast. With the help of Lashkar and SIMI, this operation had successfully been pulled off. Curiously, these serial blasts came at a time when the Rajasthan government had declared its intentions to take tough action against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. It was said that the blasts were carried out to avenge this policy, although HuJI later proved to be just another front for the ISI. Its involvement was established in several similar terror incidents that had nothing to do with Bangladesh.
  • Tiwari, D. P., (2019). The great indian conspiracy. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019