Ara Civil Court bombing

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Ara Civil Court bombing
Ara is located in India
Ara
Ara
Ara (India)
Location of blast
Location Ara, Bihar, India
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Date January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)
11:30 am (UTC + 5:30)
Target Civilians
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths 3 (including the bomber)
Injured 7+

On 23 January 2015, there was a bomb attack at the civil court premises of Ara, Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.[1][2]

Blast

There was a blast in the civil court premises around 11:35 am IST. A suspected woman might have carried out the suicide bombing as per initial findings. Two persons along with the woman were killed in the blast, one of them was a police constable. At least seven more people were injured in the attack.[1][2] Taking advantage of the chaos following the blast, two criminals under trial who were brought to the court for a hearing fled the premises.[3][4]

Investigation

Bihar Police searched the whole court premises.[1][2] The police arrested Sunil Pandey the Janata Party United MLA in connection with the crime.[5]

References

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  5. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jdu-mla-sunil-pandey-arrested/article7412409.ece