07-12-2006, 02:30 AM
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2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Some of the major attacks carried out in India, many of them blamed on Islamic militants opposed to New Delhi's rule in    Kashmir:
⢠1993: Muslim underworld figures tied to Pakistani militants allegedly carried out a series of bombings that struck Bombay's stock exchange along with trains, hotels and gas stations in the city, killing 257 people and wounding more than 1,100.
⢠December 2001: Islamic militants attacked India's Parliament in New Delhi, leaving 14 people, including several gunmen, dead. India blamed Pakistan, which denied involvement.
⢠September 2002: Militants attacked a Hindu temple in the western state of Gujarat, leaving 33 people, including two attackers, dead. Police blamed Indian Muslims recruited by Kashmiri militants.
⢠March 2003: A bomb exploded on a passenger train in Bombay, killing 10 people. The attack was blamed on Islamic militants.
⢠August 2003: Two taxis packed with explosives blew up outside a Bombay tourist attraction and a busy market, killing 52 and wounding more than 100.
⢠October 2005: Three bombs placed in busy New Delhi markets a day before a major Hindu festival killed 62 people and wounded hundreds. India blamed Kashmiri militants.
⢠March 2006: Twin bombings at a train station and a temple in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi killed 20 people. Kashmiri militants were blamed.
⢠July 2006: Eight bombs on Bombay trains killed more than 140 people and wounded hundreds more.
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2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Some of the major attacks carried out in India, many of them blamed on Islamic militants opposed to New Delhi's rule in    Kashmir:
⢠1993: Muslim underworld figures tied to Pakistani militants allegedly carried out a series of bombings that struck Bombay's stock exchange along with trains, hotels and gas stations in the city, killing 257 people and wounding more than 1,100.
⢠December 2001: Islamic militants attacked India's Parliament in New Delhi, leaving 14 people, including several gunmen, dead. India blamed Pakistan, which denied involvement.
⢠September 2002: Militants attacked a Hindu temple in the western state of Gujarat, leaving 33 people, including two attackers, dead. Police blamed Indian Muslims recruited by Kashmiri militants.
⢠March 2003: A bomb exploded on a passenger train in Bombay, killing 10 people. The attack was blamed on Islamic militants.
⢠August 2003: Two taxis packed with explosives blew up outside a Bombay tourist attraction and a busy market, killing 52 and wounding more than 100.
⢠October 2005: Three bombs placed in busy New Delhi markets a day before a major Hindu festival killed 62 people and wounded hundreds. India blamed Kashmiri militants.
⢠March 2006: Twin bombings at a train station and a temple in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi killed 20 people. Kashmiri militants were blamed.
⢠July 2006: Eight bombs on Bombay trains killed more than 140 people and wounded hundreds more.
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