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2010 Bangalore stadium bombing

2010 terrorist incident in Bangalore, India

Field	Value
title	2010 Bangalore stadium bombing
location	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka, India
date	17 April 2010
time	15:15 and 15:30
timezone	UTC+5:30
type	Bombings
injuries	15
perps	Indian Mujahideen
accused	14
convicted	3
verdict	7 years imprisonment (for 3 facilitators)
weapons	3 time-triggered IEDs

2010 Bangalore stadium bombing occurred on 17 April 2010 in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India before a 2010 Indian Premier League match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Two bombs exploded around a heavily packed Cricket stadium in which fifteen people were injured. A third bomb was defused outside the stadium. According to the Bangalore City Police, the blasts were caused by low-intensity crude bombs made of powergel which is used in quarrying and were triggered by timers. On 18 April, two more bombs were located near the stadium during search operations.

Yasin Bhatkal of the Indian Mujahideen is the prime accused in the case (among 14 others of whom 7 have been apprehended), another accused Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui – also of the Indian Mujahideen – was killed by inmates at the Yerawada Central Jail for his alleged involvement in the attack.

In July, 2018 a National Investigation Agency special court convicted and sentenced 3 of the 14 accused, Gowhar Aziz Khomani, Kamaal Hasan, and Mohammad Kafeel Akhtar (all from Bihar), to seven years in jail after they pleaded guilty. They had conspired and facilitated the terrorists who then prepared and planted the explosives.

Background

Bengaluru is the information technology hub of India with more than 40% of the country's IT and software industry based there. Earlier in 2008, Bangalore had suffered serial blasts. India already suffered from a series of blasts in Jaipur, in May 2008.

The bombings

The stadium was filled with spectators watching a popular cricket tournament. An hour before the start of the match two bombs had exploded and a third bomb was found and defused outside the stadium. According to the witness there was a loud sound and people started running. After the bomb blast police secured the area following which the Twenty20 cricket match between the home team Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, started an hour late at (1700 IST).

Casualties

Initial reports indicated that ten people had been injured. The number of injured later increased to fifteen, including five security men.

Investigations

Preliminary investigations soon after the event showed that a timer device had been used for the bombings. The police commissioner of Bangalore, Shankar Bidari, said that it was a "minor bomb blast" and that investigations were "in full swing" to find out who was responsible.

Abdul Naseer Madani

In Aug 2010, People's Democratic Party chairman Abdul Naseer Madani admitted involvement in the bombing.

Impacts

The Bangalore stadium blasts had necessitated the shifting of two Indian Premier League matches from Bangalore to Mumbai.

References

"Incident Summary for GTDID: 201004170010".
(17 April 2010). "Ten wounded in Bangalore cricket stadium blast". [[Reuters]].
(2018-07-09). "3 Get 7 Years in Jail in 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium Bomb Blast Case".
link. (1 December 2008 India Today Group Online)
(24 August 2010). "Madani involved in Bangalore stadium blast". [[CNN-IBN]].
(24 August 2010). "Madani admits to role in Bangalore stadium blasts". [[The Times of India]].

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