Event
Car bombs explode at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai
25 Aug 2003 · 18.92° N, 72.83° E
What the records say
- When
- 25 Aug 2003
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 18.92° N, 72.83° E
Placed at the site its text puts it in, Gateway of India.
Summary
Car bombs explode at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, claiming 54 lives and injuring 244 others. Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba is blamed for the attack. The attack causes an escalation in the Kashmir conflict.
The source
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