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The 13 May 2008 Jaipur bombings were a series of nine synchronized bomb blasts that took place within a span of fifteen minutes at locations in Jaipur, the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, and a tourist destination. A tenth bomb was found and defused.〔"( Defused bomb in Jaipur had only RDX traces )", Thaindian News, May 20, 2008.〕 Official reports confirm 63 dead with 216 or more people injured.〔Majumdar, Bappa. "(Unknown terror group claims responsibility: report )", Hindustan Times, May 15, 2008.〕 The bombings shocked most of India and resulted in widespread condemnation from leaders across the world with many countries showing solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism.〔"(World condemns blasts, promises support in fight against terror )", The Economic Times, May 15, 2008.〕 This was the first time terrorists had targeted Jaipur,〔"(For the first time in 280 years )", The Times of India, May 14, 2008.〕 India's tenth largest city and one of its most popular tourist destinations. The bombs went off near historic monuments at one of the busiest times of the day. One of the bombs exploded close to Jaipur's most famous landmark, the historic Hawa Mahal (palace of winds).〔"(Curfew imposed after India blasts )", BBC News, May 14, 2008.〕 Two days after the blasts, a previously unknown Islamic militant group〔"(Unknown Islamic group threatens more blasts in tourist India )", Agence France-Presse, May 14, 2008.〕 known as ''Indian Mujahideen'', sent an e-mail to Indian media in which they claimed responsibility for the attacks〔"(Indian Mujahideen sends pre-blast video footage )", India Today, May 14, 2008.〕 and said they would "demolish the faith (Hinduism)" of the "infidels of India".〔"(Outraged India set to expel migrants )", The Australian, May 19, 2008.〕 Though the Indian authorities said that the e-mail was genuine, they also added that there were some contradictions and the primary motive of the e-mail might be to mislead investigating agencies.〔"(Jaipur blasts: Terror email genuine )", The Times of India, May 16, 2008.〕 Indian Home Ministry sources said that a Bangladesh-based organization, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) or "Islamic Holy War Movement", was suspected to be behind the attack. The police were also able to find credible evidence linking the suspected bombers to Bangladeshi militants〔"(Bangladeshi Immigrants Stoke Terror in India )", Asia Sentinel, May 15, 2008.〕 which resulted in backlash against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Rajasthan.〔"(After blasts, Rajasthan govt targets illegal Bangladeshi migrants )", The Times of India, May 16, 2008.〕 India plans to expel more than 50,000 Bangladeshi migrants in Rajasthan.〔Loudon, Bruce. "(Outraged India set to expel migrants )", The Australian, May 19, 2008.〕 ==Bombings== The following areas were bombed using RDX placed in bicycles: * Bari Choupar * Manak Chowk Police Station area * Johari Bazar * Tripolia Bazar * Choti Choupar * Kotwali area Nine bombs at seven locations exploded within fifteen minutes, starting at 7:10 PM.〔 The blasts were synchronized to inflict maximum casualties. The first two blasts occurred at Manak Chowk and as the crowd ran towards Johri Bazar another two blasts near the National Handloom Centre blocked the exit point, pushing back the panicked crowd towards Tripolia Bazar and Chandpol area, where subsequent blasts caused maximum fatalities.〔Thakur, Pradeep and Ghosh, Avijit. "(Jaipur was target in '93 as well )", The Times of India, May 18, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jaipur bombings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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