2008 Imphal Bombing
Coordinates: 24°49′N 93°57′E / 24.82°N 93.95°E / 24.82; 93.95
| 21 October 2008 Imphal bombings | |
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| Location | Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Date | 21 October 2008 19:30 (UTC+05:30) |
| Attack type | Bike bomb |
| Weapon(s) | Crude bomb |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 40+ |
| Perpetrators | Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) |
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In the 2008 Imphal bombings, at least 17 people were killed and more than 30 were injured on October 21, 2008. Hospital authorities said that the toll is expected to rise.
This was the second blast of such a magnitude in the Indian Seven Sisters in the month of October 2008. It also follows a season of bomb blasts around the country in 2008 that have been carried out by various factions, contributing to a precipitous domestic instability.
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