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'''1991 Rudrapur bombings''' were bombings by the suspected terrorists in 1991 in [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]] city in Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/remembering-major-terror-attacks-on-anti-terrorism-day--23116.html?page=8 |title=Remembering major terror attacks on Anti Terrorism Day |publisher=India TV |accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref> Two bombs were exploded on 17 October 1991. The first bomb exploded when people were watching [[Ramlila]] in the public ground. After 15 minutes the second bomb went off near the hospital where injured were being taken. The bombings killed more than 40 people and injuring 140 people. Later BSTK and the [[Khalistan]] National Army claimed the responsibility for the bombings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/evil-triumphs-over-good-during-ram-lila-celebrations/1/319042.html |title=Terrorists strike during Ram Lila celebrations in Uttar Pradesh |publisher=India Today |date=15 November 1991 |accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2 Bombs Kill 41 and Injure 140 in India|date=18 October 1991|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/18/world/2-bombs-kill-41-and-injure-140-in-india.html}}</ref><br />
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It was one of the most significant incidents of the region to employ an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] for the explosion.<ref name="Mathur1994">{{cite book|author=Krishna M. Mathur|title=Police, Law and Internal Security|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzW93VXJtPsC&pg=PA113|year=1994|publisher=Gyan Books|isbn=978-81-212-0455-2|page=113}}</ref><br />
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