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| *President ] condemned the blasts and "expressed deep shock at the incident and said that perpetrators were targeting the peace and harmony of the country."<ref></ref> | *President ] condemned the blasts and "expressed deep shock at the incident and said that perpetrators were targeting the peace and harmony of the country."<ref></ref> | ||
| *Vice-President ] also condemned the blasts and said that "such acts of terrorism intend to disturb the peace and harmony in the country and should be thwarted."<ref></ref> | *Vice-President ] also condemned the blasts and said that "such acts of terrorism intend to disturb the peace and harmony in the country and should be thwarted."<ref></ref> | ||
| *] leader ] condemned the blasts as dastardly acts by terrorists and pointed towards the sinister designs of terrorists.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Location |  Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Date | 26 July 2008 |
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| Deaths | 18 |
| Injured | 100 |
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2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts occurred on July 26, 2008 in Ahmedabad, India. A series of 16 bombs exploded within a span of 70 minutes, in which 18 people were killed and over 100 injured.. The blasts are considered to be of low intensity, and are considered similar to the blasts in Bangalore the previous day.
Ahmedabad is the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat state and much of western India. In 2002, Gujarat suffered from communal riots.
These blasts occurred immediately a day after the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts.
The bombings
It was initially reported that nine blasts took place within a space of 20 minutes at around 6:45 PM IST.
The bombings took place at following places:
- Maninagar (2 blasts)
- Bapunagar
- Isanpur
- Hatkeshwar Circle
- Sarkher
- Sarangpur Bridge
- Narol Circle
- Odhav
- Raipur
- Chakla
- Nagar
- Jawahar Chowk
- Sattar Bapa Nagar
- Diamond Market
- Sardar Patel Jn.
The bombs were planted in Tiffin carriers on bicycles, a pattern similar to 13 May 2008 Jaipur bombings.
State and nationwide reaction
- President Pratibha Patil condemned the blasts and "expressed deep shock at the incident and said that perpetrators were targeting the peace and harmony of the country."
- Vice-President Hamid Ansari also condemned the blasts and said that "such acts of terrorism intend to disturb the peace and harmony in the country and should be thwarted."
- Bharatiya Janata Party leader L. K. Advani condemned the blasts as dastardly acts by terrorists and pointed towards the sinister designs of terrorists.
References
- ^ "Sixteen blasts in Ahmedabad". NDTV. July 26, 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Sify.com. Saturday, 26 July , 2008, 19:16 IST.
- BBC World
- The Hindu
- Outlook India
- Zee News