2006 West Bengal train disaster
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2006 West Bengal train disaster
Coordinates: 22°34′08″N 88°22′08″E / 22.569°N 88.369°E
| 2006 West Bengal train disaster | |
|---|---|
| Location | West Bengal, India |
| Date | November 20, 2006 6:10 – 6:10 (GMT) |
| Target | train |
| Attack type | bomb |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | between 25 and 66 |
| Perpetrators | unknown |
The 2006 West Bengal train disaster was a fatal suspected terrorist explosion on a train travelling between New Jalpaiguri and Haldibari that occurred on November 20, 2006, when the train was in a remote part of West Bengal State, India. Five people were killed, and between fifty and twenty-five were injured, although home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray says officials believe there may in fact be as many as sixty-six injured. Two passenger cars were damaged. The explosion is still due to an undetermined cause, but terrorism is suspected. The train was about 550 kilometres (340 mi) from Kolkata.
References
- Train blast kills 5 on eastern India - Retrieved on November 23, 2006
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