On July 5, 2005, five suspected Islamist militants attacked the site of the destroyed Babri Mosque and the Ram Janmabhoomi, in Ayodhya, India. All five were shot down in the ensuing gunfight with security forces, while one civilian died in the bomb blast triggered by the fighters to breach the cordon wall. Security forces suffered three casualties, two of which were seriously injured. The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a high-profile attack by Pakistan based Kashmiri terrorists against the building housing the Parliament of India in New Delhi. ... On 25 August 2003, twin car bombings struck the Indian city of Mumbai killing at least 52 people, and injuring nearly 150. ... India map showing Delhi The 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings occurred on October 29, 2005 in the Indian city of Delhi, killing 59 people and injuring at least 200 others [1] in three explosions. ... Location of Varanasi in India Map of blast locations The 7 March 2006 Varanasi bombings were a series of bombings that occured across the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in India on 7 March 2006. ... Jama Masjid in Old Delhi On April 14, 2006, two explosions occured in the courtyard of Jama Masjid, a 17th-century mosque in Old Delhi (India). ... Map showing the Western line and blast locations. ... The 2006 Malegaon bombings were a series of bomb blasts that took place on 8 September in Malegaon, a town in the Nashik district of the Indian state of Maharashtra, located at some 290 km to the northeast of state capital Mumbai. ... The Samjhauta Express bombings were terrorist attacks that occurred just before midnight and into the early hours of February 19, 2007, on the Friendship Express, a twice-weekly train service connecting Delhi, India, and Lahore, Pakistan. ... Mecca Masjid - File photo Wikinews has related news: Bomb blast kills at least seven at Mecca Masjid mosque, India On 18 May 2007, the old city area in Hyderabad, capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, experienced a bomb blast. ... The Hyderabad bombings refers to the incident in which two bombs exploded almost simultaneously on 25 August 2007 in Hyderabad, capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... The word militant can refer to any individual engaged in warfare, a fight, combat, or generally serving as a soldier. ... A view of the Babri Mosque, pre-1992. ... Ram Janmabhoomi (राम जन्मभूमि) refers to a tract of land in the North Indian city of Ayodhya which is believed to be the birthplace of the Rama. ... Ayodhya   (Hindi: अयोध्या, Urdu: ایودھیا IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. ... In times of armed conflict a civilian is any person who is not a combatant. ... A cordon is the descriptive term for a particular style of pruning woody plants. ...

Attack

On July 5, 2005, the heavily guarded Ram Janmabhoomi complex, the site of the destroyed Babri Mosque and the supposed birthplace of Rama, at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state of India was attacked by heavily armed militants. This attack was foiled by security officials and these attackers were killed. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ram Janmabhoomi (राम जन्मभूमि) refers to a tract of land in the North Indian city of Ayodhya which is believed to be the birthplace of the Rama. ... A view of the Babri Mosque, pre-1992. ... Rama ( in IAST, in DevanāgarÄ«) or Ramachandra is a legendary or historical king of ancient India. ... Ayodhya   (Hindi: अयोध्या, Urdu: ایودھیا IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... The word militant can refer to any individual engaged in warfare, a fight, combat, or generally serving as a soldier. ...

The militants are believed to be from the militant organisation Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, and are believed to have entered India through Nepal. They posed as pilgrims to Ayodhya and boarded a Tata sumo at Akbarpur near the Kichaucha village in Faizabad. At Faizabad they abandoned the Sumo and hired a jeep driven by a driver, Rehan Alam. According to a statement by the driver, the militants visited the Ram Temple at Ayodhya where they prayed, possibly to reinforce that they indeed were pilgrims. The militants then drove the jeep into the Ram Janmabhumi and forced the driver out of the vehicle, banging the jeep against the security cordon. At 9:05 am they triggered a blast to breach the cordon fence. Ramesh Pandey, a pilgrim guide who happened to be near the site at this moment, died as a result of the bomb blast. Firing indiscriminately, the attackers entered Sita Rasoi. Returning the gunfire, the CRPF killed all five of the fighters in a gunfight that lasted for over an hour. All the fighters died 100 meters from the site. Lashkar-e-Toiba or Lashkar-i-Taiba (the Army of the Pure) (formed 1990) is a militant Islamist group based in Pakistan and active in carrying out armed attacks on Indian armed forces and civilians in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Monument to pilgrims in Burgos, Spain This article is on religious pilgrims. ... Akbarpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Faizabad (Hindi: फ़ैज़ाबाद, Urdu: فیض آباد) is a city on the banks of river ghaghra Saryu in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... CRPF could mean Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation In India, Central Reserve Police Force This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Investigations

It is suspected that the militants belonged to the group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The investigating team is tracking the phone calls made from the cell phones using the IMEI numbers. The police also recovered a rocket launcher, four AK-56 rifles and two pistols from the attackers. The police also suspect Students Islamic Movement of India had a role in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LT), or in English Army of the Righteous, is a terrorist organization supported by Markaz-ud- Dawa-wal-Irshad (MDI), a pro-Sunni, anti-U.S. religous group founded in 1989. ... The Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was formed in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh state, in April 1977. ...

Rehan Alam, the jeep driver, was detained by the police for further investigations.

Four men from Mendhar, in Jammu, Akbar Hussain, Lal Mohammad, Mohmmad Naseer and Mohmmad Rafeeq were arrested in connection with the bombing on July 28, 2005.^[1] Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Four men, Asif Iqbal, Mohd Aziz, Mohd Nasim and Shaqeel Ahmed, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the bombing on August 3, 2005.^[2] Irfan Khan was arrested a few days earlier. There are other individuals named Asif Iqbal -- see the disambiguation page. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Irfan Khan is a Unani doctor who was captured in July of 2005 on suspicion that he was involved in the July 5th, 2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack in Ayodhya. ...

Aftermath

Most of India's political organizations condemned the attack as barbaric and requested people to maintain law and order. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, its offshoot the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bharatiya Janata Party declared an India-wide protest and bandh on July 8, 2005. BJP president L.K. Advani called for a review of the anti-terror law POTA in the wake of the attack. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ... (Devanāgarī: विश्व हिंदू परिषद, English: ), widely recognized by its initials VHP and the more common spelling Vishwa Hindu Parishad, is a Hindu organization in India, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is a major Indian political party. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... Bandh, originally a Hindi word meaning closed, is a form of protest used by political activists in India. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lal Krishna Advani (born November 8, 1927/1929, Karachi) is an Indian politician. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

See also

• Terrorism in India

Terrorism in India can be attributed to Indias many low intensity conflicts within its borders. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... This is a timeline for the Babri Mosque and Ram Janmabhoomi articles. ... A view of the Babri Mosque, pre-1992. ... Ram Janmabhoomi (राम जन्मभूमि) refers to a tract of land in the North Indian city of Ayodhya which is believed to be the birthplace of the Rama. ... // Archaeology of the Ram Janmabhoomi/Babri Masjid site Archaeological studies in the 1970s: Project Archaeology of the Ramayana Sites Though results were not reported in that period,[citation needed] between 1975 and 1985 an archaeological project was carried out in Ayodhya to examine some sites that were connected to the... Lal Krishna Advani (born November 8, 1927/1929, Karachi) is an Indian politician. ... The All India Babri Masjid Action Committee (AIBMAC) is a Muslim organization founded in India after the destruction of the Babri Mosque, a disputed structure at Ayodhya. ... Zāhir ud-DÄ«n Mohammad, commonly known as Bābur (February 14, 1483 – December 26, 1530) (Chaghatay/Persian: ; also spelled ), was a Muslim Emperor from Central Asia who founded the Mughal dynasty of India. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is a major Indian political party. ... Koenraad Elst is a Belgian orientalist, writer and researcher[1]. He has authored fifteen books on topics related to Hinduism, Indian history, and Indian politics. ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...

References

1. ^ Ayodhya Attack: Four more held in Poonch in J&K, India Info, July 28, 2005
2. ^ Ayodhya : Jail custody for militants arrested in JK, India Info, August 3, 2005

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External links

• 6 militants storm Ayodhya, killed (Rediff.com)
• Terrorists attack the fountainhead of faith (Times of India)
• Police get lead into Ayodhya attack, (Rediff.com)
• Ayodhya coverage, (Rediff.com)
• Ram Temple Turmoil (Indian Express)
• Indian Express
• The Times Of India