Guwahati, India
On October 30, 2008, over 90 people lost their lives to nine near-simultaneous explosions at Ganeshguri, Pan Bazaar and at the CJM court complex in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta Road that were orchestrated by the Ranjan Daimary-led faction of the NDFB. The explosions in Guwahati ripped through Pan Bazar, Fancy Bazar and Ganeshguri, which were crowded with shoppers and office goers. Three blasts occurred in Kokrajhar, with another possible grenade explosion; one in Bongaigaon and two in Barpeta Road. The bomb at Ganeshguri was planted in a car and took place about 100 meters from then Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi’s official residence.
In Guwahati, 41 people were killed; in Kokrajhar, 21; and in Barpeta Road, 15 (these numbers rose slightly later as some died in hospital). Police found that huge amounts of explosives such as RDX and C4 plastic explosives had been used as a fire erupted immediately following the blasts. Timers were also speculated to have been used to execute the blasts, which were seen with timing almost to perfection as the blasts took place within a short span of 15 minutes.
Evidence emerged that a hit-team of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) executed the bombings.
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On October 30, 2008, over 90 people lost their lives to nine near-simultaneous explosions at Ganeshguri, Pan Bazaar and at the CJM court complex in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta Road that were orchestrated by the Ranjan Daimary-led faction of the NDFB. The explosions in Guwahati ripped through Pan Bazar, Fancy Bazar and Ganeshguri, which were crowded with shoppers and office goers. Three blasts occurred in Kokrajhar, with another possible grenade explosion; one in Bongaigaon and two in Barpeta Road. The bomb at Ganeshguri was planted in a car and took place about 100 meters from then Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi’s official residence.
In Guwahati, 41 people were killed; in Kokrajhar, 21; and in Barpeta Road, 15 (these numbers rose slightly later as some died in hospital). Police found that huge amounts of explosives such as RDX and C4 plastic explosives had been used as a fire erupted immediately following the blasts. Timers were also speculated to have been used to execute the blasts, which were seen with timing almost to perfection as the blasts took place within a short span of 15 minutes.
Evidence emerged that a hit-team of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) executed the bombings.
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