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Bomb-bay: A brief history of Mumbai blasts

July 13, 2011 20:05 IST
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March 12, 1993: Bombs rip through 13 places in Mumbai. Around 257 die, 713 injured.

August 28, 1997: Blast near Jama Masjid kills three.

January 24, 1998: Bomb goes off in Malad, a northern suburb, injuring one person.

February 27, 1998: Blast in the distant suburb of Virar kills nine.

December 2, 2002: A powerful bomb explodes in a bus outside Ghatkopar railway station, a central Mumbai suburb, killing two persons and injuring 31.

December 6, 2002: Mumbai Central railway station blast injures 25 people.

January 27, 2003:  A crude bomb planted in a bicycle explodes at a shopping complex outside Vile Parle railway station, a northwest suburb.

March 13, 2003: Blast in a ladies special train near the eastern suburb of Mulund kills 11, injures 65.

April 14, 2003: Bomb at Bandra, a northwest suburb, kills one.

August 25, 2003: Two blasts one after the other at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar kills 46 people and injures over 160. At both the places, RDX was planted in taxis.

July 11, 2006:  Seven powerful bombs rip through local trains, killing about 181 people and injuring 890.

November 26-28, 2008: About 166 people, including 28 foreigners, killed in the siege of Mumbai by Pakistani terrorists.

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