1996 Dimapur car bombing
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| 1996 Dimapur car bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Naga conflict | |
| Location | Ara Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland |
| Date | 25 December 1996 |
| Target | Kihoto Hollohon |
Attack type | car bomb (remote) |
| Deaths | 5 |
The 1996 Dimapur car bombing occurred on 25 December 1996, when the NSCN-IM detonated a powerful car bomb triggered from remote control in the Ara Mile neighbourhood of Dimapur, Nagaland in an attempted assassination on Kihoto Hollohon, the then Minister of Industries & Commerce of Nagaland. Hollohon escaped as he was not in the vehicle. The blast killed his wife, daughter, granddaughter, grandson and one other on the spot.[1][2][3]