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Car bombs explode at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai

25 août 2003 · 18.92° N, 72.83° E

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25 août 2003
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18.92° N, 72.83° E

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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.

August 2003 Mumbai bombings

The 25 August 2003 Mumbai bombings were twin car bombings in Mumbai that killed 54, and injured 244 people. One of the bomb explosions took place at the Gateway of India, which is a major tourist attraction. The other bomb went off in a jewellery market Zaveri Bazaar near the Mumba Devi Temple in central Mumbai. Both the bombs were planted in parked Taxi and exploded during the lunch hour.

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