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WASHINGTON D.C. (February 22, 2007) - The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) condemned the bomb blasts by suspected Islamist terrorists aboard a Pakistan-bound train which killed 68. Two coaches were completely burned because of the explosions aboard the Samjhauta Express one hour after it left from New Delhi, India on February 18, 2007. Authorities have concluded that the attacks were acts of terror after finding suitcases containing crude unexploded bombs and bottles of gasoline in undamaged train coaches.
Sunday's incident is the latest in a series of terror attacks aimed at Indian civilians, and in particular Hindus. Latest news reports point out that the majority of the victims in the Sunday attack were Hindus. In October 2006, nearly 200 were left dead after explosive devices were detonated on seven trains in Mumbai. In March 2006, coordinated explosions killed more than 20 people in the holy Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi. In October 2005, prior to the Hindu festival of Deepavali, a series of bomb blasts in populated marketplaces killed 61 in New Delhi. In July 2005, terrorists attacked worshippers and security forces at the holy Ram Janmabhoomi complex in the city of Ayodhya. In September 2002, militants killed 29 in the Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar. In February of 2002, 58 were killed in Gujarat after terrorists set fire to a train carrying Hindu pilgrims.
The Hindu American Foundation extended its sympathies to the families of the victims of this attack and calls on both Pakistani and Indian authorities to jointly apprehend those behind the latest terrorist outrage.
The Hindu American Foundation
is a non-profit 501(c)(3), non-partisan organization, promoting
the Hindu and American ideals of understanding, tolerance
and pluralism.
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