Terrorist attack

2007 Samjhauta Express bombings

18 Feb 2007 · 29.31° N, 76.98° E

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18 Feb 2007
Kind
Terrorist attack
Coordinates
29.31° N, 76.98° E

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2007 Samjhauta Express bombings: Hindutva militants from the Abhinav Bharat organization set off multiple bombs on the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express near Panipat, killing about 68 people and injuring around 50; the attack triggers investigations, and later court acquittals due to lack of evidence.

2007 Samjhauta Express bombings

2007 terrorist attack on a train, Panipat, India

The 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings was a terrorist attack that occurred around midnight on 18 February 2007 on the Samjhauta Express, a twice-weekly train service connecting Delhi, India, and Lahore, Pakistan. Bombs were set off in two carriages, both filled with passengers, just after the train passed Diwana near the Indian city of Panipat, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of New Delhi.

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