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|title=2005 Jaunpur train bombing
|title=Jaunpur train bombing
|location=near [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]],<br>[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
|location=near [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]],<br>[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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|type=[[Bombing]]
|type=[[Bombing]]
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|fatalities=14
|injuries=50
|injuries=62
|perps=Unknown organisation
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The '''2005 Jaunpur train bombing''' occurred on 28 July 2005, when an explosion destroyed a carriage of [[Shramjeevi Express]] train near the town of [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].
The '''Jaunpur train bombing''' occurred on 28 July 2005, when an explosion destroyed a carriage of [[Shramjeevi Express]] train near the town of [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].


The ''[[Shramjeevi Express]]'' train was travelling in the afternoon between Jaunpur and [[Delhi]] when, at 5.15pm, a sudden explosion tore through one of the carriages. The train's crew was able to halt the engine quickly, thus preventing the train derailing following the blast. As other passengers and locals aided those wounded by the blast, emergency services fought to extinguish the burning carriage.
The ''[[Shramjeevi Express]]'' train was travelling in the afternoon between Jaunpur and [[Delhi]] when, at 5:15pm, an explosion tore through one of the carriages. The train's crew was able to halt the engine quickly, thus preventing the train derailing following the blast. As other passengers and locals aided those wounded by the blast, emergency services fought to extinguish the burning carriage.


Thirteen people were killed by the blast, or died later from their injuries. A further 50 people required medical treatment, including several who underwent amputations. The cause of the explosion was traced to the carriage's toilet, where a bomb using the explosive [[RDX]] had detonated. RDX is a military grade explosive which had been used in several terrorist attacks on Indian targets, including the [[Ayodhya train bombing]] in June 2000.
Thirteen people were killed by the blast, or died later from their injuries. A further 50 people required medical treatment, including several who underwent amputations. The cause of the explosion was traced to the carriage's toilet, where a bomb using the explosive [[RDX]] had detonated. RDX is a military grade explosive which had been used in several terrorist attacks on Indian targets, including the [[Ayodhya train bombing]] in June 2000.


Eyewitnesses reported two young men who boarded the train at Jaunpur with a white suitcase. Shortly afterwards, both of them leaped from the moving train into fields and ran away without their suitcase. A few minutes later, the explosion shook the carriage.
Eyewitnesses reported two young men having boarded the train at Jaunpur with a white suitcase. Shortly afterwards, both of them leaped from the moving train into the fields without their suitcase. A few minutes later, the explosion shook the carriage.


According to officials, it is highly unlikely that this was an accidental explosion, and authorities are attributing it to Islamic extremists, who have conducted several attacks following a year of severe religious tensions in India, including major rioting in [[Dashehera]] and [[Ayodhya]] nearby.
Officials deemed it highly unlikely that this was an accidental explosion and authorities attributed it to Islamist extremists. In January 2024, two operatives of [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami]] were sentenced to death for perpetrating this terrorist act. The organizer was a man from [[Bangladesh]] and was assisted by a man from [[West Bengal]].


==See also==
==See also==
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4726737.stm BBC News Report]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4726737.stm BBC News Report]
*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/archive_full_story.php?content_id=75467 India Express eyewitness account]
*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/archive_full_story.php?content_id=75467 India Express eyewitness account]
*[https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/jan/03/two-get-death-sentence-in-2005-shramjeevi-train-blast-in-up-2647502.html]


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Latest revision as of 10:57, 27 May 2024

For the train crash in Jaunpur 2002, see 2002 Jaunpur train crash.

Jaunpur train bombing
Locationnear Jaunpur,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Date28 July 2005
17:15 (UTC+5.5)
TargetCivilian passenger train
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths14
Injured62
PerpetratorsUnknown organisation

The Jaunpur train bombing occurred on 28 July 2005, when an explosion destroyed a carriage of Shramjeevi Express train near the town of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh.

The Shramjeevi Express train was travelling in the afternoon between Jaunpur and Delhi when, at 5:15pm, an explosion tore through one of the carriages. The train's crew was able to halt the engine quickly, thus preventing the train derailing following the blast. As other passengers and locals aided those wounded by the blast, emergency services fought to extinguish the burning carriage.

Thirteen people were killed by the blast, or died later from their injuries. A further 50 people required medical treatment, including several who underwent amputations. The cause of the explosion was traced to the carriage's toilet, where a bomb using the explosive RDX had detonated. RDX is a military grade explosive which had been used in several terrorist attacks on Indian targets, including the Ayodhya train bombing in June 2000.

Eyewitnesses reported two young men having boarded the train at Jaunpur with a white suitcase. Shortly afterwards, both of them leaped from the moving train into the fields without their suitcase. A few minutes later, the explosion shook the carriage.

Officials deemed it highly unlikely that this was an accidental explosion and authorities attributed it to Islamist extremists. In January 2024, two operatives of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami were sentenced to death for perpetrating this terrorist act. The organizer was a man from Bangladesh and was assisted by a man from West Bengal.

See also

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