What the records say
- When
- 7 Mar 2006
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 25.32° N, 83.01° E
- Description
- 2006 Varanasi bombings: A terrorist attack in Varanasi killed at least 15 people and left more than 50 injured.
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Varanasi.
Summary
2006 Varanasi bombings: A terrorist attack in Varanasi killed at least 15 people and left more than 50 injured
2006 Varanasi bombings
Bombing of a Hindu temple in Varanasi, India by Islamic terrorists
On March 7, 2006, the Indian city of Varanasi witnessed a series of bombings in which at least 28 people were killed and 101 injured. Varanasi is considered holy by Hindus and is one of the oldest living cities in the world. In June 2022, after 16 years of hearing, Ghaziabad district and sessions court convicted the mastermind and terrorist Waliullah Khan and sentenced him to death.
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