The maximum number of bombings in the world in 2016 were recorded in India – 406 of them, according to a report by the National Bomb Data Centre of the National Security Guard. Of these, 337 were triggered using improvised explosive devices and the rest were carried out through grenades or ammunition shells, the report said, according to PTI.
Iraq was second on the list, with 221 blasts, and Pakistan reported 161 such incidents in 2016. As many as 132 bombings were recorded in Afghanistan, 92 in Turkey, 71 in Thailand, 56 in Syria and 29 in Bangladesh.
The maximum number of incidents in a month – 42 – was reported in March. The data centre said the information was compiled using available police records and it “does not reflect the exact number and details of the incident”.
Jammu and Kashmir reported a 121% rise in such explosions, particularly after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. At least 55% of those affected by the bombings in Jammu and Kashmir were security forces, 41% of them were civilians and 4% were VIPs.
Areas where Maoists groups are involved in violence faced a 21% increase in bomb blasts in 2016 as against the previous year, the report said, according to The Indian Express. Casualties in such incidents went up by almost 60%, the report added.
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