| Kalamassery Convention Centre Blast | |
|---|---|
  2023 Kerala bombing (Kerala)  2023 Kerala bombing (India) | |
| Location | Zamra International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Kalamassery, Kerala, India |
| Coordinates | 10°03′32″N 76°21′34″E / 10.05889°N 76.35944°E |
| Date | 29 October 2023 9:40 AM (GMT +5:30) |
| Target | Jehovah's Witnesses Convention |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 50+ |
| Perpetrator | Dominic Martin |
| Motive | Indian ultra-nationalism |
On 29 October 2023, a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts took place during a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, a suburb of Kochi, India.[1][2] Five women, two men, and a child were killed and more than fifty other people were injured when the group was holding a Sunday morning session of their annual regional convention in southern India's Kerala state.[3][4] A man shortly surrendered at the Kodakara police station, claiming to be responsible for the blast. The motive of the blast is still under investigation.[5][6]
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