2003 Mumbai train bombing

Mulund Train Bombing
Location Mumbai, India
Date 13 March 2003
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths 10
Non-fatal injuries
70

At 19:45 hrs on 13 March 2003 a bomb exploded as a train pulled into Mulund railway station. The bomb was placed in the first class ladies compartment and killed 10 people and injured 70.[1] Among the ten killed were four women who were in the first class compartment and six men who were in the adjoining second class compartment. Two of the four women were police constables.

This is the third in a series of five bombings against the city within a period of eight months. Other bombings include:

Notes and references

  1. Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, A. (2009). Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 9788171325986.

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