Godhra train burning

When

27 Feb 2002

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

22.76° N, 73.61° E

Description

incident in Godhra, Gujarat, India in February 2002

Deaths

59

Injured

48

2002 train arson attack in Gujarat, India

The Godhra train burning occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002, when 59 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express near the Godhra railway station in Gujarat, India. The cause of the fire remains disputed. The Gujarat riots, during which Muslims were the targets of widespread and severe violence, took place shortly afterward.

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