• Source: 2004 Dimapur bombings

The 2004 Dimapur bombings, were a series of two coordinated attacks carried out by terrorists on the morning of Saturday, 2 October 2004 in Dimapur that targeted passengers at the Dimapur Railway Station and shoppers at the Hong Kong Market during the morning rush hour. The attack killed 30 people and about 100 others were injured.
The attacks occurred simultaneously at around 9:30 a.m. The attacks occurred—one at the Dimapur Railway Station, significantly damaging the platform at its surroundings and the other at the Hong Kong Market. To date, it was the deadliest terrorist attack in Nagaland.




Attacks


At 9:30 a.m. on 2 October 2004, two bombs were detonated almost simultaneously at the Dimapur Railway Station and the Hong Kong Market.
The bomb at the station was reportedly planted in the station manager's room. The blast was so powerful that the entire platform of the station was blown off.
In the aftermath all the trains enroute between Guwahati and Dibrugarh passing through Dimapur were suspended.




= Victims

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Officials reported that 15 were killed at the Railway Station, 10 at the Hong Kong Market and 5 others succumbed to their injuries at the Dimapur Civil Hospital.




Investigation






= Perpetrators

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10 suspects were apprehended by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the attacks.
Of the ten, one Nazimuddin committed suicide in police custody in 2010 and the other Hukum Ali, according to a report filed by the SIT, was the leader of the group that planted the bomb at the railway station, passed away in April 2014 of natural causes.




See also


1996 Dimapur car bombing
List of terrorist incidents
Timeline of Naga history




References

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• 2004 Dimapur bombings
• Dimapur
• Terrorism in India
• 1996 Dimapur car bombing
• List of terrorist incidents in India
• Index of Nagaland-related articles
• List of deaths by car bombing
• Battle of Kohima
• List of terrorist incidents in 2004
• Nagaland