16 blasts in Ahmedabad:None of them in Muslim locality

16 Bomb-blasts in Ahmedabad:None of them in Muslim locality

By Rupang Bhatt,
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat on 27th of July, 2008

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Resident of Khadia in Ahmedabad pointing out a place of bomb explosion



Ahmedabad city was shaken by series of 16 bomb blasts on Saturday evening but interestingly, none of them 16 happened in Muslim area of the city. All the blasts happened in Hindu localities same as how it had happened in Jaipur and Bangalore serial blasts.

In Ahmedabad, assembly speaker Ashok Bhatt, Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of Home Amit Shah, VHP General Secretory Praveen Togadiya’s areas were major targets of terrorists in yesterday’s bomb-blasts. Bomb-blasts were not carried out in richer and posh western side areas of Ahmedabad city.

After serial bomb blasts, Muslim leaders in Ahmedabad including Jama masjid imam were busy issuing statements of condemning the blasts to ensure peace and to avoid any adverse reaction. Fax machines in media offices were busy receiving press releases from Muslim leaders and clerics condemning the blasts. Chief Minister Narendra Modi talking to the media said “I appeal people of Gujarat to stay calm and peaceful.Terrorists’ agendas will not be materialized.”

Meanwhile, national news channel ‘India-TV’ claimed in it’s bulletin that channel had received an email from ‘[email protected]’. Email was received just five minutes before the first explosion. In e-mail an organization calling itself the “Indian Mujahideen” claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad blasts. Titled “The Rise of Jihad”, email says the blasts were carried out to avenge the 2002 post Godhra anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat. “In the light of the injustice and wrongs on the Muslims of Gujarat, we advance our jihad and call all our brethren under it to unite and answer these irresolute infidels of India. Police disturbed us by arresting, imprisoning, and torturing our brothers in the name of SIMI(Students Islamic Movement of India).” E-mail warned for future attacks too.

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