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October 30, 2005
(red dots) Map showing where three explosions occurred.(red dots)
Three bombs shook the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday in crowded marketplace bazaars within minutes of each other, killing at least 61 people, according to recent reports. The national government is on high alert. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh issued a statement in response to the attack, saying, "India will win the battle against terrorism."
The BBC reports that ten people have been detained in the investigation into the blasts. Police say they are making progress into the investigation and that it appears the same group was behind all three incidents.
In addition to the reported deaths, 210 people have been injured in the blasts in central and south Delhi, according to recent reports. With Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights being celebrated Tuesday, the bomb blasts have sent ripples across the nation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed terrorists for the blasts, but verification of responsibility has not occurred. The blasts, first thought to be masterminded by Lashkar-e-Toiba, a terrorist group supported by Pakistan, were later asserted by a group called "Inquilab". The blast had all the hallmarks of being carried out by well-funded terrorist groups supported by Pakistan, however its foreign ministry said in a statement: "Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Delhi, which have resulted in the loss of a number of innocent lives."
The bombings came just as India and Pakistan were beginning to recover from the shock of this month's Kashmir earthquake.
Earlier violence
Last May, one person died and 49 were wounded by bombs at two Delhi cinemas; the attack was blamed on Sikh militants.
Delhi was the location of a terrorist attack in December 2001. The 2001 event was blamed on Islamic militant groups backed by Pakistan, although Hindu-Muslim conflicts have usually occurred in the disputed region of Kashmir.
Sources
Trois bombes ont explosé à quelques minutes d'intervalle sur la place du marché de la capitale indienne New Delhi, faisant au moins 51 morts et 54 blessés. Le porte-parole du premier ministre Manmohan Singh a qualifié ce type d'attaques "cyniques" contre le peuple indien d'"inacceptables". « L'Inde ne cédera jamais face au terrorisme » a t-il ajouté. Ces explosions interviennent dans un pays déjà déstabilisé par le tremblement de terre qu'il a subi le 8 octobre dernier et sèment le doute parmi la population à quelques jours du nouvel an hindou.

Bien que ces attentats n'aient pas été revendiqués pour l'instant, on soupçonne le groupe terroriste Lashkar-e-Toiba  d'en être l'auteur, ce groupe terroriste étant soutenu par le Pakistan, pays ennemi de l'Inde. Le Pakistan a cependant fermement condamné ces actes « qui ont entraîné la perte de nombreuses vies innocentes ».

New Delhi a été la cible d'autres attentats par le passé. En mai dernier, des attentats à la bombe dans deux cinémas de New Delhi ont fait un mort et 49 blessés. Ces attentats ont été attribués à des militants Sikh. En décembre 2001, des attentats attribués à des groupes militants islamiques soutenus par le Pakistan avaient frappé la ville.