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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = 2023 Golden Temple blasts<br />
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| location = Heritage Street, near the [[Golden Temple]], [[Amritsar]], Punjab, India<br />
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| date = 7–10 May 2023<br />
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| type = Bombing<br />
| fatalities = 0<br />
| injuries = 6<br />
| perpetrator = Unknown<br />
| motive = Unknown<br />
| numparts = Unknown 5 arrested as of 11 May 2023<br />
| weapons = Low-grade explosives packed in "Hell" energy drink cans<br />
| convictions = None<br />
| verdict = Investigation ongoing<br />
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The [[Golden Temple]] in [[Amritsar]], India, was damaged by the first blast that happened on 7 May 2023, and by the second blast that happened on 8 May 2023. At midnight on 10 May 2023 a third blast occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Jessie |last2=Suri |first2=Manveena |date=11 May 2023 |title=Five suspects arrested in India after bomb blasts near Golden Temple |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/india/amritsar-golden-temple-blasts-arrests-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The explosions were triggered by low-grade explosives without detonators, despite the police's initial claim that they could have been unintentional.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/national-security-guard-team-at-amritsar-twin-blast-site20230509091226 | title=National Security Guard team at Amritsar twin blast site }}</ref><br />
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==The blasts==<br />
The explosives used in the two explosions, according to police sources, were housed in two 250 ml cans of the health drink "Hell." When these were dropped from a height or hurled, the cans burst. There was no sign of a detonator, and the explosives appeared to have been locally built and were unsophisticated.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Jupinderjit |last2=Jaiswar |first2=Pawan |date=8 May 2023 |title=Amritsar blasts: Explosives used on Heritage Street were packed in 'Hell' energy cans, say police |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/another-blast-in-amritsar-explosive-packed-in-can-506071 |website=The Tribune India}}</ref><br />
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The explosives can appear to have been put atop a structure in the first event and had a string attached to it that was thrown over the wall. Unknowingly pulling the line, a person, whose identity police have suppressed, caused the can to fall down and set off the explosion. In the second event, it appears that the can was tossed from a height when the explosion occurred.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden temple Amritsar: At least five people injured in a blast near Amritsar's Golden temple |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/punjab-at-least-five-people-injured-in-a-blast-near-amritsars-golden-temple/videoshow/100062765.cms?from=mdr |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Reactions==<br />
After the explosions, senior police officers as well as members of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad arrived at the scene. [[Harjinder Singh Dhami]], the president of the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] (SGPC), urged the [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab government]] and the police to fully examine these instances and unearth the truth so that pilgrims could offer their respects without fear.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/golden-temple-explosions-sgpc-urges-punjab-government-to-investigate-and-ensure-safety-for-pilgrims-and-visitors-101683560937936.html | title=Bring out truth behind Amritsar blasts: SGPC chief | work=Hindustan Times | date=8 May 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2020s in Punjab, India]]<br />
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[[Category:History of Amritsar]]<br />
[[Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2023]]<br />
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