2005 Jaunpur train bombing

The railway accident of Jaunpur was a bomb attack on 28 July 2005 on the Shramjivi Express at Jaunpur, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in which 13 people died.

Starting position

The train was between Patna and New Delhi on the go. In Jaunpur were two young men jumped up with a white suitcase on departure. After half an hour the two tried twice to pull the emergency brake, for the first time in the station of Badalpur, then again in Singarmau station, where the train schedule did not stop, but did not succeed. They got into an argument about it with other travelers. Finally, they jumped from the moving train, where they left her suitcase.

Stop

As the train went through Hariharpur, exploded at 17:15 clock the bomb in the car and put it on fire. As RDX explosives had been used, a military explosive that was also previously used in terrorist attacks in India. Was triggered the explosion over a period detonators. The by railwaymen immediately consummated emergency prevented the train derailed and even more people were harmed.

Follow

13 people died immediately or later from the consequences of their injuries, 60 more were also injured. Rescue workers were very quick to help and were able to extinguish the burning car.

According to official figures, the Students Islamic Movement of India ( SIMI ) said to have been responsible for the attack, even if the perpetrators could not be made ​​secured.

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Already on 12 May 2002 died 12 people and another 70 were injured when 13 cars of the same train derailed shortly after leaving Jaunpur.