2008 Ahmedabad bombings were a series of 21 bomb blasts that hit Ahmedabad , India , on 26 July 2008 , within a span of 70 minutes . Fifty-eight people were killed and over 200 people were injured . Ahmedabad is the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat state , and a large part of western India . The blasts were considered to be of low intensity , and were similar to the Bangalore blasts , Karnataka which occurred the day before
Bangalore blasts
2008 Bangalore serial blasts
2008 Ahmedabad bombings