# 2008 Ahmedabad bombings

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The 2008 Ahmedabad bombings were a series of 21 bomb blasts that hit Ahmedabad, India, on 26 July 2008, within a span of 70 minutes. Fifty-six people were killed and over 200 people were injured. Ahmedabad is the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat state, and a large part of western India. The blasts were considered to be of low intensity, and were similar to the Bangalore blasts, Karnataka which occurred the day before.

## Quotes

* (These are) acts of senseless violence against innocent persons.
** Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani NDTV.com: Pak PM condemns Bangalore, Ahmedabad blasts {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730033220/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080058880&ch=7%2F26%2F2008%2011%3A50%3A00%20PM |date=30 July 2008
* I unreservedly condemn the cowardly terrorist attacks in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday, killing and injuring a large number of persons, as well as the terrorist attacks in Bangalore the previous day.
** Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa condeming the serial blasts in a statement. Int`l community says terror attacks in India "unacceptable" Zee News {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731012635/http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=458320&sid=NAT 31 July 2008
* (We have a) collective struggle against terrorism which threatens the stability of the region. Terrorism is a serious threat against the international community and this evil phenomenon must be fought collectively.
** Afghan President Hamid Karzai Int`l community says terror attacks in India "unacceptable" Zee News {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731012635/http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=458320&sid=NAT 31 July 2008
* On this occasion, I wish to assure you of the full solidarity of the 27 member-states of the EU and their determination to fight alongside the Indian government to eradicate the scourge of terrorism.
** French President Nicolas Sarkozy "Sarkozy writes to PM over terror attacks".
* There was no respite for the country. The city of Ahmedabad was jounced... with an extraordinary attack. On 26 July 2008, the news of the first blast in the city broke at about 7 p.m. The number had risen to an astounding 21 in less than an hour. Fifty-six innocent persons were never to open their eyes again, but the senses of India’s security agencies were finally beginning to awaken.
** Tiwari, D. P., (2019). The great indian conspiracy. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
* A 14-page email sent by the Indian Mujahidin with the subject line, “Await 5 minutes for the revenge of Gujarat,” read: “In the name of Allah the Indian Mujahideen strike again! Do whatever you can, within 5 minutes from now, feel the terror of Death!” By invoking Allah, they made it clear that they were drawing the inspiration to carry out this large-scale violence from Islam. The email added: “We wonder at your memory. Have you forgotten the evening of 11 July 2006 so quickly and so easily?,” taking a dig at the failure of Indian security agencies regarding the July 2006 local train blasts in Mumbai.
** AP Islamic group claims India blasts that killed 45 Full text of Indian Muajahideen’s Ahmedabad blasts Email quoted in India: 49 Muslims convicted for 21 jihad bombings in Ahmedabad in 2008
* “The Constitution does not count for me. For me, the decisions of the Koran are supreme,” Bhopal Central Jail Superintendent Dinesh Nargawe quoted Nagori as saying soon after he was sentenced to death.
** Safdar Nagori, one of the 38 convicts sentenced to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case , as quoted in
* I heartily congratulate the Government of Gujarat, and the state police in particular, for the important breakthrough they have achieved in busting a pan-India terrorist network responsible for the serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and other cities in the country. The arrest of 10 people, including Mufti Abu Bashir, who is described as the mastermind of the terror network, is indeed a major accomplishment. I have spoken to Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, today and congratulated him for his Government's success. This success shows what a Government determined to deal firmly with the menace of terrorism can achieve in a short time. It stands in stark contrast with the utter lack of clarity and will power that the UPA Government at the Centre has exhibited in handling the threat of terrorism.
** LK Advani, in Statement
* Tanvir Shaikh, made a confessional statement under Section 164 of the CrPC in November 2008. He described the activities undertaken during a training camp held at Waghamon in Kerala. He quoted Safdar Nagori’s speech and said, “In his speech, he talked about mass killings and target killings. He did not oppose blasts but was happy about it. Political leader Narendra Modi was to be targeted.”