Incident Summary:

09/13/2008: On Saturday evening after 1838, at least Indian Mujahideen insurgents planted thee improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at a movie theater and a children's park near a tourist attraction in New Delhi, Delhi, India. Police, however, located and safely defused the bombs preventing any casualties from occurring. This was part of a serial bombing attack in which five additional IEDs detonated in crowded markets and tourist areas in New Delhi killing a total 24 civilians and wounding at least 63 others. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the incident although Indian police stated that the serial bombings were perpetrated by the IM and the Students of Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), with support from Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT). On 09/19/2008 on Friday, police arrested one suspected perpetrator, killed two in a gunfight while two others who were also suspected of carrying out the attacks managed to escape. Several months later on 04/22/2009 on Wednesday, a court in Delhi issued non-bailable warrants against 16 suspected IM militants, including its founder Amir Raza Khan, for their involvement in the serial bombing attacks.

GTD ID:
200809130017

When:
2008-09-13

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Delhi

City:
New Delhi

Location Details:
The attempted bombing attack took place at a movie theater and a children's park near a tourist attraction in New Delhi, Delhi province, India.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity
Specific Description A movie theatre
Nationality of Target India
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description A children's park was also targeted.
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
Unknown explosives were used in the attempted bombing attacks.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Indian Mujahideen (suspected) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) (suspected) No
Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 21
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Guardian, "Militants Die after Gun Battle with Police in Delhi," Guardian, September 19, 2008.
Yahoo News, "Indian Police in Gunbattle with Islamic Terrorists in Capital," September 19, 2008, http://www.news.yahoo.com.
Jane's Terrorism Watch Report, "Indian Police Claim Militant Groups Responsible for New Delhi Blasts," Jane's Intelligence, September 23, 2008.