UTTAR PRADESH COURT EMERGENCY
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The Judicial & Legal Sentinel
Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad, UP
Date of Record: 23 November 2007
Archive Ref: #11-23-up-cou
National Security & Terror
CASUALTIES: 16 Dead (including 4 practicing lawyers), 80+ Injured
SERIAL BOMBS ROCK DISTRICT COURTS IN LUCKNOW, VARANASI & FAIZABAD: 16 DEAD
Coordinated RDX Blasts Target Bar Associations & Lawyers; HuJI Claims Retaliation
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#11-23-up-courts-serial-bombings-2007
On the afternoon of 23 November 2007, six coordinated RDX cycle bombs detonated inside the premises of District Courts in Lucknow, Varanasi, and Faizabad within a 25-minute window.
16 people, including four lawyers preparing legal briefs, were killed and over 80 injured. The terror group HuJI claimed responsibility, stating the courts were targeted because local bar associations had refused to defend Pakistani terror accused.
The blasts demonstrated total failure of perimeter access control inside sensitive judicial complexes.
📌 Key Figures & Decision Makers
- ▸ Shivraj Patil (Home Minister)
- ▸ Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI)
📚 Primary Source Citations:
- • Special Court Verdict in 2007 UP Civil Courts Serial Blasts (Special Court Lucknow, 2019)
Tags:
#UP Courts Blasts
#Lawyers Targeted
#Lucknow Varanasi Faizabad
#HuJI Terror
#Court Security
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