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India bombings: A timeline of major attacks
26 Nov 2008

At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed at Western
tourists in India's financial capital Bombay on Wednesday. The latest attacks follow
a wave of bombings in Indian cities in recent months blamed on Muslim militants.

Following is a chronology of some of the major attacks in India in the past five years:

March 13, 2003 - A bomb attack on a commuter train in Bombay kills 11 people.

Aug. 25, 2003 - Two car bombs kill about 60 in Bombay.

Aug. 15, 2004 - A bomb explodes in the northeastern state of Assam,
killing 16 people, mostly schoolchildren, and wounding dozens.

Oct. 29, 2005 - Sixty-six people are killed when three blasts rip through markets in New Delhi.

March 7, 2006 - At least 15 people are killed and 60 wounded in
three blasts in the northerly Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi.

July 11, 2006 - More than 180 people are killed in seven bomb explosions at
railway stations and on trains in Bombay that are blamed on Islamist militants.

Sept 8, 2006 - At least 32 people are killed in a series of explosions, including
one near a mosque, in Malegaon town, 260 km (160 miles) northeast of Bombay.

Feb 19, 2007 - Two bombs explode aboard a train heading from India to
Pakistan; at least 66 passengers, most of them Pakistanis, burn to death.

May 18, 2007 - A bomb explodes during Friday prayers at a historic mosque in
the southern city of Hyderabad, killing 11 worshippers. Police later shoot dead five
people in clashes with hundreds of enraged Muslims who protest against the attack.

Aug 25, 2007 - Three coordinated explosions at an amusement park and a street stall in Hyderabad kill at least 40 people.

May 13, 2008 - Seven bombs rip through the crowded streets of the western
city of Jaipur, killing at least 63 people in markets and outside Hindu temples.

July 25 - Eight small bombs hit the IT city of Bangalore, killing at least one woman and wounding at least 15.

July 26 - At least 16 small bombs explode in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat,
killing 45 people and wounding 161. A little-known group called the "Indian
Mujahideen" claims responsibility for the attack and the May 13 attack in Jaipur.

Sept 13 - At least five bombs explode in crowded markets and streets in the heart of New Delhi, killing
at least 18 people and injuring scores more. The Indian Mujahideen again claim responsibility.

Nov 26 - At least 80 people were killed in a series of attacks apparently aimed
at tourists in Bombay. Police said at least 250 people had been wounded.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3528523/India-bombings-A-timeline-of-major-attacks.html