- By Anushka Vats
- Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:08 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
At least 10 people were killed and over 40 injured after a bus coming from Shiv Khori shrine to Katra, was targeted by terrorists when it reached the Pouni area of Reasi district, bordering Rajouri district. The bus driver was also shot in the incident, which led to the bus falling into gorge. Meanwhile, this is not the first time India has witnessed such a terror-related incident. The incident brings our attention back to all the similar incidents the country has witnessed in the past.
1. Pulwama Attack: As many as 40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a homicidal attack orchestrated by the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed. The incident took place on February 14, 2019.
2. 26/11 Mumbai Attack: On November 26, 2008, ten terrorists from Pakistan entered south Mumbai by boat and attacked multiple targets throughout the city. The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist group in Pakistan carried out an indiscriminate attack that resulted in the deaths of 166 persons and injured over 300 people.
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3. 1993, Mumbai Serial Blast: Bomb blasts took place one after another at many places in Mumbai. D Company and Dawood Ibrahim were behind this. At least 257 people were killed and 713 people were injured in this attack.
4. 14 September 2002 Akshardham Temple Attack: Two terrorists of Lashkar and Jaish entered the temple in Gujarat's Gandhinagar and started attacking the people present there with weapons and grenades. At least 31 people died in this attack and 80 were injured. The names of the terrorists were Murtaza Hafiz Yasin and Ashraf Ali Mohammad Farooq.
5. 29 October 2005 Delhi Attack: Three blasts shook Delhi before Diwali. A bus was attacked in Sarojini Nagar, Paharganj and Govindpuri. At least 63 people were killed and 210 were injured in this terrorist attack.
6. July 11, 2006 Mumbai Train Blast: Seven separate bomb blasts occurred in Mumbai's local trains killing 210 people. Indian Mujahideen was behind this.
7. 13 May 2008 Jaipur Blast: Around 9 bomb blasts shook the Pink City within 15 minutes killing 63 people.
8. 13 December 2001 Indian Parliament Attack: 5 terrorists attacked the Parliament, which is considered to be the most secure place in India. 100 leaders were present in the Parliament at the time of the attack. 3 Parliament House employees including 6 policemen were killed in the incident. Lashkar and Jaish were behind this.
9. 14 February 1998 Coimbatore Attack: 12 bomb blasts took place at 11 different places in Coimbatore claiming 60 lives. The terrorists of the Islamic group Al Ummah were behind this.
10. October 1, 2001 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Attack: Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked the assembly with the help of 3 suicide bombers and a car bomb. 38 people were killed in the incident.