INDIA – Nine bombs exploded near the site where Buddha is believed to have obtained enlightenment while sitting under a fig tree. An offspring of the tree still grows at the site. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombings; however, “intelligence alerts had been issued to Bihar authorities in the recent months, warning that Islamist militants could attack the temple in revenge for the killings of Muslim Rohingyas in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar.”
The senior police officer said, “We are looking at the possible involvement of Indian Mujahideen, as today’s attacks bear their signature of serial low-intensity bombings. We are scrutinizing the information Delhi Police relayed to us.”
“The holy bodhi tree is safe and there is no damage to it,” Bihar police chief Abhayanand said.
Buddha’s Bodhi Fig Tree