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11 July 2006 Srinagar bombings consisted of five grenade attacks by militants, killing 8 people and injuring 43 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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 child lost one of his legs in the explosion. The last grenade was thrown at a taxi stand at 3:00 pm.[4]
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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 being a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba.[5][6] 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 that "such acts cannot possibly be excused by any grievance".[7]
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