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Suicide attacks in Jammu and Kashmir,
2006
 
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April 22
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An explosive laden car driven
by a suspected Fidayeen (suicide squad) terrorist blew up
ahead of few kilometers from the intended target of an Indian
Air Force base in Awantipura. The unidentified suicide attacker
is killed while there were no other casualties.
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| May
23 |
A few
hours ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the
Kashmir Valley to convene a roundtable conference in the capital
Srinagar, a suicide bomber blew himself up as a patrol party
of the Border Security Force (BSF) passed Hyderpora colony,
just a couple of kilometers away from Srinagar Airport injuring
at least 25 BSF personnel. The suicide bomber triggered an
explosive laden car near Hyderpora airport road and besides
killing himself, also injured at least 25 BSF personnel. The
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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| October
5 |
With
10 fatalities – five Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) personnel,
two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers, two terrorists
and one civilian - the overnight gun-battle between the holed
up terrorists and security forces in the business hub of Budshah
Chowk in capital Srinagar ended in the afternoon. Approximately
30 people sustained injuries in the suicide attack. Director
General of JKP, Gopal Sharma, said that the 27-hour-long operation
ended with the toll of 10 human lives after both of the Fidayeen
(suicide squad), who occupied the second floor of New Standard
Hotel for about 20 hours, were shot dead by Police and CRPF.
Spokesman of the Al-Mansoorian outfit, Aamir Mir, identified
the two terrorists killed as Tariq Ahmed Bhat and Mohammad
Mushtaq. |
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Source: Constructed from media reports
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