The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists, who had allegedly planted three improvised explosive devices (IED) in Bodh Gaya on January 19, aimed for maximum casualty of Buddhist monks by triggering blasts with the help of three different techniques.
Intelligence sources said these techniques were different from the ones adopted in 2013 blasts at Bodh Gaya and Gandhi Maidan in Patna. In those blasts, Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists had used the techniques suggested in an al-Qaida magazine. At Gandhi Maidan, water supply pipes and household light bulbs were used along with analogue timer, while at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, mini cooking cylinder and timers were used for detonation.
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Source: The Times Of India