2011 Mumbai bombings
| 2011 Mumbai bombings | |
|---|---|
 Opera House
Zaveri Bazaar
Dadar
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| Location |
Opera House Zaveri Bazaar Dadar Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 18°58′N 72°49′E / 18.96°N 72.82°ECoordinates: 18°58′N 72°49′E / 18.96°N 72.82°E |
| Date | Wednesday, 13 July 2011 18:54 – 19:06 IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Attack type
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Improvised explosive devices |
| Deaths | 26 |
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Non-fatal injuries
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130 |
| Perpetrators | 3 |
The 2011 Mumbai bombings (often referred to as 13 July) were a series of three coordinated bomb explosions at different locations in Mumbai, India, on 13 July 2011 between 18:54 and 19:06 IST. The blasts occurred at the Opera House, at Zaveri Bazaar and at Dadar West localities, leaving 26 killed and 130 injured.
The first device was planted on a motorcycle at Khau Gali in south Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar and exploded at 18:54 local time. The second device, planted in a tiffin box outside Prasad Chambers and Panchratna Building, in the Opera House area on Charni Road, exploded at 18:55, the area of workplaces of 5,000–6,000 people connected with the diamond-trade industry. The third device was placed on an electric pole at the Dr Antonio Da Silva High School bus stand near Kabutar Khana in Dadar area and exploded at 19:06.
Following the blasts, phone lines were jammed and communications ceased or were available intermittently for at least a few hours. Other metropolitan cities, including Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, were also put on high alert. Immediately after the blasts, the Mumbai Police sent an SMS to a few mobile phone users in Mumbai reading,
Bomb blasts reported at Zaveri Bazaar, Dadar. Please be careful. Stay indoors. Watch news channels".
Most of the injured were rushed to various hospitals in Mumbai, such as J.J. Hospital, St. George's Hospital, Harikishandas Hospital and G.T. Hospital.
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