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{{short description|Terrorist incident}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title       = 2011 Delhi bombing
| image       =
| caption     =
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.6090|77.2362|display=inline,title|name=2011 Delhi bombing|dim:100}}
| map         = {{Location map many |India Delhi | caption= | lat = 28.6090 | long = 77.2362 | label = Delhi High Court}}
| map_caption = Location of the 2011 Delhi bombing
| location    = Sher Shah Road, [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| target      =
| date        = 7 September 2011
| time        = 10:14 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone    = [[UTC+05:30]]
| type        = [[Bomb]]ings
| fatalities  = 15<ref name="nia.gov.in">http://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/CasesPdfDoc/RC-09-2011-DLI-ch-1-1.pdf</ref>
| injuries    = 79<ref name="nia.gov.in">http://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/CasesPdfDoc/RC-09-2011-DLI-ch-1-1.pdf</ref>
| perps       = [[Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami|HuJI]],<ref name=express1/><br>[[Indian Mujahideen]]
| weapons     = [[Improvised explosive devices]] made with [[Ammonium nitrate]], [[PETN]]
}}
{{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}}
The '''2011 Delhi bombing''' took place in the [[India]]n capital [[Delhi]] on Wednesday, 7 September 2011 at 10:14 local time outside Gate No. 5 of the [[Delhi High Court]], where a suspected briefcase bomb was planted.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terror strikes Delhi again, 11 dead in HC blast|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/terror-strikes-delhi-again-11-dead-in-hc-blast/182165-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017164828/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/terror-strikes-delhi-again-11-dead-in-hc-blast/182165-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=7 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> The blast killed 15 people and injured 79.

==Background==
Previously, a low-intensity blast also occurred at the High Court outside Gate No. 7 on 25 May with no reported casualties.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minor explosion outside Delhi High Court, no casualties|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/minor-explosion-outside-delhi-high-court-108112|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=25 May 2011|access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref>

The attack took place while Indian [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh|M.Singh]] was on a historic two-day official state visit to [[Bangladesh]], to discuss [[Bangladesh–India relations]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/246975/at-least-24-injured-in-new-delhi-court-blast/|title=India probing bomb claim by Harkatul Jihad Islami|work=Express Tribune|date=7 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> The attack also happened less than two months after [[2011 Mumbai bombings|bombings in Mumbai]] on 13 July which killed 26 people.

==Attack==
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{{wikinews|Bomb blast in Delhi kills 12, injures 62}}
The blast took place at 10:14 IST on 7 September 2011. Explosives were placed in a briefcase at the high court reception where hundreds of people throng every day to attend court cases, home secretary R.K. Singh said to reporters.<ref name="Black Wednesday: Blast at Delhi high court kills 11, injures 76">{{cite news|title=Black Wednesday: Blast at Delhi high court kills 11, injures 76|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/india/30122590_1_powerful-blast-delhi-high-court-explosion|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720120434/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/india/30122590_1_powerful-blast-delhi-high-court-explosion|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|access-date=7 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 September 2011}}</ref> According to the special secretary in the Home Ministry, two kilos of explosives were used, with [[ammonium nitrate]] and [[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate|PETN]] to cause considerable damage even though used in a small amount.<ref name="Delhi court blast: 11 dead, 74 injured">{{cite news|title=Delhi court blast: 11 dead, 74 injured|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-court-blast-11-dead-74-injured-sketches-of-suspect-released-132067|access-date=7 September 2011|newspaper=NDTV|date=7 September 2011}}</ref>

==Responsibility==
According to reports immediately following the blasts, responsibility for the bombings was claimed by the [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami]] (HuJI) group.<ref name=express1>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/terror-attack-powerful-blast-outside-de.../842951/|title=Terror attack: Powerful blast outside Delhi High Court kills 11|publisher=Indian Express|date=7 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>  In an email attributed to HuJI, the group is alleged to have demanded that [[Afzal Guru|Mohammed Afzal Guru]], convicted for the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]], should not be hanged as ordered by the Supreme Court.<ref name='toi20110907'>{{cite news | first = Vishwa | last = Mohan | title = HuJI claims responsibility for Delhi high court blast | date= 7 September 2011| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/india/30122504_1_huji-harkat-ul-jihad-delhi-high-court | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121106104413/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/india/30122504_1_huji-harkat-ul-jihad-delhi-high-court | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 November 2012 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date= 7 September 2011}}</ref> However, [[Afzal Guru]] strongly denied any such link to the attack, and said that his name was being "unnecessarily" dragged into the "cowardly act" which "must be condemned by all".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/afzal-guru-denies-link-to-delhi-blast-132619|title=Afzal Guru denies link to Delhi blast|publisher=NDTV|date=9 September 2011|access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref>

A day after this email, another email was sent by the [[Indian Mujahideen]] to television media, allegedly claiming that the attack was carried out by IM and not HuJI and also threatened it would carry out more attacks on shopping complexes on the coming Tuesday.<ref name='toi20110907_2'>{{cite news | first = Neeraj | last = Chauhan | title = Indian Mujahideen claims Delhi blast, says it will hit market next Tuesday | date= 9 September 2011| url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-09/india/30134439_1_huji-mail-im-emails-new-email | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120315084245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-09/india/30134439_1_huji-mail-im-emails-new-email | url-status =dead | archive-date =15 March 2012 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date= 9 September 2011}}</ref>

On 10 September, the Indian Union [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Secretary]] stated that it was not necessary that the emails claiming responsibility for the Delhi High Court blast were sent by the actual perpetrators and added that it could have been other people who, when they heard about the blast, sent the emails.<ref>{{cite news |title = Delhi blast emails can be fake: Home secretary| date= 10 September 2011| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Delhi-blast-emails-can-be-fake-Home-secretary/Article1-744063.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110910213514/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Delhi-blast-emails-can-be-fake-Home-secretary/Article1-744063.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 September 2011 | publisher = Hindustan Times | access-date= 11 September 2011}}</ref>

== Investigations ==
A sketch of two suspected persons was released by the [[Department of Police, Delhi|Delhi Police Department]] on the day of the bombing. According to police sources, the sketches were based on the description given by an eyewitness. The sketch showed one person in his 50s, and another in his mid-20s.<ref name="Police release ketches of two Delhi high court blast suspects">{{cite news|title=Police release sketches of two Delhi high court blast suspects|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/india/30122424_1_police-release-sketches-bomb-planter-high-court|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106105330/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/india/30122424_1_police-release-sketches-bomb-planter-high-court|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|access-date=7 September 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 September 2011}}</ref>

The [[National Investigation Agency (India)|National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) took over the investigations,<ref name="rediff">{{cite news| title=Delhi police sidelined, NIA to probe Delhi blast| url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-delhi-police-sidelined-nia-to-probe-delhi-blast/20110907.htm| work=rediff.com| date=7 September 2011| access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> and set up a 20-member team to examine the email.<ref name="zeenews_india">{{cite news| title=Pak link to Delhi High Court blast| url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pak-link-to-delhi-high-court-blast_730333.html| publisher=zeenews.india.com| date=7 September 2011| access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> The [[Central Forensic Science Laboratory]] is examining the composition of the explosives and it is expected to release the results in the next few days, on which NIA will act accordingly.<ref name="rediff2">{{cite web| title=Signature style attacks on the wane; affect probes| url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/signature-style-attacks-on-the-wane-affect-probes/20110908.htm| work=rediff.com| date=8 September 2011| access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> The email sent by [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami|HuJI]] with the email address harkatuljihadi2011@gmail.com was traced to have been sent from a cyber cafe named Global Internet Cafe located at Malik Market in [[Kishtwar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The NIA team in Jammu and Kashmir detained three suspects including the cyber cafe owner and his brother for questioning.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes3">{{cite news| title=Delhi blast: Police arrest 3 in J&K, death toll rises to 12| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/india/30129723_1_bomb-blast-delhi-blast-cyber-cafe| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106105324/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-08/india/30129723_1_bomb-blast-delhi-blast-cyber-cafe| url-status=dead| archive-date=6 November 2012| date=8 September 2011| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> However, the [[Director-General]] of the NIA, said that it was too premature to comment on the HuJI mail but (they) were looking at it seriously because HuJI was a very prominent group which considered India its primary target.<ref name="rediff3">{{cite news| title=Delhi HC blast: HuJI email traced to J&K| url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/delhi-hc-blast-huji-email-traced-to-jk/20110908.htm| work=rediff.com| date=8 September 2011| access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> A NIA team arrested a man from [[Patna]] due to his alleged involvement in misusing a stolen ATM card and was cross-examined by the NIA team.<ref name="rediff4">{{cite news| title=Delhi HC blast: Sleuths look for 'getaway' car owner| url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/delhi-hc-blast-sleuths-look-for-getaway-car-owner/20110908.htm| work=rediff.com| date=8 September 2011| access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> Another email sent in the name of [[Indian Mujahideen]] was traced to a Monu Ojha, a 22-year-old school dropout in [[Ahmedabad]], who confessed to deliberately creating a hoax email.<ref name=toi20110907_2 /><ref name="Monu Ojha2">{{cite news| title=Man faces life term for Delhi terror email |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-13/india/30148669_1_cyber-terrorism-hoax-callers-hoax-mails|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106121643/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-13/india/30148669_1_cyber-terrorism-hoax-callers-hoax-mails|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2012|access-date= 13 September 2011| newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date= 13 September 2011}}</ref>

A separate investigation was set up by the Delhi Police Department after the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] said that only one input{{clarify|date=October 2011}} was received, which specifically cited [[Muslim extremism|Muslim extremists]] who are supporters of the [[Khalistan movement]] and may conduct illegal activities in the city.<ref name='rediff20110908'>{{cite news | first = Sheela | last = Bhatt | title = Delhi blast: IB studying input on Punjab extremists | date = 8 September 2011 | url = http://www.rediff.com/news/special/delhi-blast-ib-studying-input-on--extremists/20110907.htm%7C | work = rediff.com | access-date = 8 September 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 7 October, the National Investigation Agency arrested a medical student from [[Kishtwar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] named Wasim Akram Malik, who they claimed was a key conspirator of the blast.<ref name="Arrest1CNN">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kashmiri-student-detained-in-delhi-blast-case/190874-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008053649/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kashmiri-student-detained-in-delhi-blast-case/190874-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2011|title=Kashmiri medical student arrested in Delhi blast case|publisher=CNN-IBN|date= 7 October 2011|access-date= 7 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nia-arrests-chief-conspirator-of-delhi-hc-blast/1/153954.html|title=Delhi HC blast: NIA claims arrest of chief conspirator|access-date= 7 October 2011|publisher=India Today}}</ref> [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] Wasim Akram Malik, a student of [[Unani]] medicine in Bangladesh,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nia-gets-14day-custody-of-delhi-blast-accused/857075/|title=NIA gets 14-day custody of Delhi blast accused|access-date= 7 October 2011|date= 7 October 2011}}</ref> was arrested from the Indo-[[Bangladesh]] border, on basis of leads derived from other detained suspects. The NIA team had zoomed in on Kishtwar after receiving emails from a cyber cafe in the area. The NIA claimed that the arrested have strong links to the terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami.<ref name=Arrest1CNN/>
Public Relation Officer (PRO) Defence, Col R K Palta  claimed killing of two terrorists  on 6 August 2012 in the Trothil  forest area of the Kishtwar district. These have been identified as Amir Ali and Mohmmad Shafi alias Sakib. Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Kishtwar-Doda-Ramban range claimed that Amir Ali is the prime accused in the Delhi High Court blast.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-hc-blast-prime-accused-killed-in-army-encounter/984552/0|title= Delhi HC blast prime accused killed in Army encounter| date= 6 August 2012}}</ref>

== Court trial ==
{{See also|Trial (law)}}

{{Quote box
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In March 2012, the NIA filed a [[charge sheet]] against six accused, including a minor. The accused named in the charge sheet are: Wasim Akram Malik, Malik's brother Junaid Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz and Amir Kamal. Out of them, Amir Dev turned [[approver]] and was granted [[Immunity from prosecution|pardon]] by court.<ref name="blast accused charged with terror, murder">{{cite news|title=blast accused charged with terror, murder|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3861769.ece|access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> Junaid, Shakir, Amir are still absconding.<ref name="Court to frame charges Oct 1">{{cite news|title=Court to frame charges Oct 1|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-high-court-blast-Court-to-frame-charges-Oct-1/Article1-933656.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922125854/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-high-court-blast-Court-to-frame-charges-Oct-1/Article1-933656.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2012|access-date=21 September 2012|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=21 September 2012}}</ref>

On 4 September 2012, a special NIA court in New Delhi found sufficient [[prima facie]] evidence against Malik under [[Indian Penal Code]] provisions dealing with criminal conspiracy, murder and attempt to murder and various terror charges. However, the court dropped the charges dealing with waging war against the nation and conspiracy and collecting arms to wage a war against the nation. The court fixed 1 October for framing of charges.<ref name="Court to frame charges Oct 1"/><ref name="blast accused charged with terror, murder"/>

== Reactions ==

=== Domestic ===
President [[Pratibha Patil]] condemned the blast and condoled the loss of lives in the incident. Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]], while on a two-day stay in [[Dhaka]], remarked: "I just heard the sad news from Delhi about the bomb blast. I am told that 10 people have been killed. This is cowardly act of terrorist nature. We will deal with it. We will never succumb to the pressure of terrorism."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_president-prime-minister-condemn-delhi-blast_1584360|title=President, Prime Minister condemn Delhi blast|work=DNA|date=7 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> Indian Home Minister [[P. Chidambaram]] said the blast was likely a job of local militants and remarked that "India was concerned about how to prevent the radicalisation of its youth."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/251660/delhi-blast-can-be-a-job-of-local-militants-says-chidambaram/|title=Delhi blast can be a job of local militants, says Chidambaram|work=Express Tribune|date=14 September 2011|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>

Indian [[Muslim]] religious leaders{{vague|date=October 2011}} termed the blast as an act against humanity and suspected that it could be a deep conspiracy to destabilize the secular system of India. They appealed to the members of Muslim community to oppose such acts with loud voice and extend all possible support to the government in tackling the crisis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-09/lucknow/30134958_1_terrorist-act-delhi-high-court-blast-bomb-blasts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926144058/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-09/lucknow/30134958_1_terrorist-act-delhi-high-court-blast-bomb-blasts|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2012|title=Delhi blast an act againsthumanity: Muslim clerics|date=9 September 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref>

As attack coincided with Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh, and also because of the [[2011 Mumbai bombings|13 July 2011 Mumbai bombings]] coincided with meetings between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, some analysts{{who|date=October 2011}} suggested the attack was an attempt to divert attention from the agreements reached between Bangladesh and India.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thediplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/09/08/terror-returns-to-delhi/ |title=Terror Returns to Delhi |first=Sanjay |last=Kumar |work=[[The Diplomat]] |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

=== International ===
*{{flag|United Nations}} - [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] strongly condemned the terror attack in Delhi.<ref name="ndtv1">{{cite news| title=Delhi High Court blast: UN Security Council, Ban Ki-moon condemn attack| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-high-court-blast-un-security-council-ban-ki-moon-condemn-attack-132185| publisher=ndtv.com| date=8 September 2011|access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|Australia}} - [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Julia Gillard]] said that: "The government and people of Australia unreservedly condemn the bombing. Our thoughts are with the families of the innocent people who have been killed and with those injured by the blast." The [[Shadow Cabinet|shadow]] foreign minister [[Julie Bishop]] called the attack a blow to Indian society.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/australia-condemns-india-attack-gillard-20110907-1jxsd.html|title=Australia condemns India attack: Gillard|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=7 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|Bangladesh}} - [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]] [[Sheikh Hasina]]'s office released a statement reading that she "conveyed [her] heartfelt sympathies and profound condolences to the members of the bereaved families. She also offered prayers for the "eternal peace of those who have passed away, and for the people of India to bear this shock with fortitude."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2432665.ece| title=Sheikh Hasina expresses outrage over Delhi blast| publisher=thehindu.com| date=7 September 2011| access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|Brazil}} - The embassy issued a statement reading: "The Brazilian Government expresses its solidarity to the Government of the Republic of India and to the relatives of the victims...The Brazilian Government reaffirms its repulse to all forms of violence, carried out under whatever pretext."<ref>http://novadelhi.itamaraty.gov.br/en-us/News.xml</ref>
*{{flag|Japan}} - [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Foreign Minister]] [[Kōichirō Genba]] said that: "Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations cannot be justified. Japan firmly condemns these atrocious acts of terrorism that victimise so many innocent people."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20110907/1827782.html| title=Delhi blast: Japan hopes India will overcome quickly| publisher=news.webindia123.com| date=7 September 2011| access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|Pakistan}} - A statement released by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], and attributed to [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Asif Ali Zardari]] and [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]], condemned the attack and expressed sympathy for the victims: "The Pakistani leadership has expressed their deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of the bombing, to the government and people of India. They have expressed the hope that the perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/247150/pakistan-offers-deepest-sympathy-over-delhi-blast/|title=Pakistan offers 'deepest sympathy' over Delhi blast|work=Express Tribune|date=7 September 2011|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] [[William Hague]] condemned the bombing and said that: "I was appalled to hear of the bomb blast outside the High Court in Delhi today. I condemn this cowardly attack and send my deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones or who have been injured."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_world-leaders-condemn-delhi-terror-attack_1584388| title=World leaders condemn Delhi terror attack| publisher=dnaindia.com| date=7 September 2011| access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|United States}} - [[Chargé d'affaires]] [[Peter Burleigh]] condemned the bombing and said: "On behalf of all Americans, I extend deep condolences to the Government of India and the families of those harmed in this morning’s attack on the New Delhi High Court. Terrorism is a crime that affects us all. Bombings like today’s demonstrate that our shared struggle continues against those who would commit such atrocities."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2432949.ece| title=World condemns Delhi terror attack| publisher=thehindu.com| date=7 September 2011| access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flag|Vietnam}} - The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga said:"Vietnam strongly condemns recent consecutive terrorist attacks in India. We believe that the culprits who launched this terror attack will be severely punished.We would like to send our condolences to the government, people and families of victims of these terrorist attacks."{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

== References ==
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==External links==
{{wikinews|Bomb blast in Delhi kills 12, injures 62}}
*[http://news.oneindia.in/2011/09/07/bomb-blasts-terror-attacks-in-delhi.html Bomb Blasts: History of terror attacks in Delhi]

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