Kashmir Bomb
Guide Note: At least 15 people were wounded on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 when a bomb was set off in the Kashmir city of Srinagar. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
According to police spokesman Pervez Ahmed, "Militants planted an improvised explosive device on a flyover that exploded, causing injuries." A wall of the overpass collapsed sending piles of concrete onto cars and commuters.
Fast Facts:
- Bombing took place near Jehangir Chowk
- Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, but claimed by both since gaining independence from Britain in 1947
- Attack breaks a period of stability in Indian-administered Kashmir, where Pakistani militants have been fighting India's rule since 1989
- More than 68,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict between India and Pakistan
Kashmir Bomb News
- BBC News: Many hurt in Kashmir city blast (March 19, 2008)
- The explosion scattered concrete and glass over a large area, sending commuters fleeing in panic. The windows of nearby hotels and the high court building were also damaged.
- Reuters: At least 15 wounded in Kashmir blast (March 19, 2008)
- Tolerance.ca: 24 hurt in bomb attack in Indian Kashmir (March 19, 2008)
- Press TV: Bomb attack in Kashmir injures 24 (March 19, 2008)
- International Herald Tribune: Large blast shakes capital of Indian Kashmir, at least 11 injured (March 19, 2008)
- Google News: Kashmir Bomb
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