2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack
| 2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Date | 5 July 2005 |
| Target | Ram Janmabhoomi |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing, mass shooting, terrorist attack |
| Weapons | VBIED, AK-47s, Type 56 assault rifles, carbines, M1911 pistols, M67 grenades |
| Deaths | 8 (2 civilians and 6 militants) |
| Perpetrator | Lashkar-e-Taiba |
No. of participants | 6 |
| Defenders | CRPF, UP Police, UP PAC |
| Convictions | Life sentence |
| Convicted | 4 |
On 5 July 2005, six militants from the Pakistan-based Islamist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked the makeshift temple to the Hindu deity Rama that stood at the site of the destroyed Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Five of the militants were shot dead in the ensuing gunfight with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); the other blew himself up in an explosive-laden jeep during a grenade attack that his accomplices had launched to breach the cordoned wall. The attack killed two residents of the area. Seven members of the CRPF were injured: two suffered serious injuries with multiple gunshot wounds.