[1] The attack took place within an hour of the departure of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's conclusion of a two-day round table conference.

[2] The first attack occurred at 11:40 am when a grenade was thrown into a minibus carrying tourists from Bengal.

At 1:10 pm, another grenade was thrown at a van carrying tourists in Lal Chowk.

[4] Mohammad Afzal of the Baramulla district, who allegedly threw the grenade, was caught by onlookers and handed over to the police.

UN secretary general Kofi Annan condemned both the attacks saying that "such acts cannot possibly be excused by any grievance".