11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings

The 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts that took place in a short span of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), capital to the Indian state - Maharashtra and the nation's financial capital. The bombs were set off in pressure cookers on trains plying on the western line of the Suburban Railway network. 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured. According to Mumbai Police, the bombings were carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

The 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts that took place in a short span of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), capital to the Indian state - Maharashtra and the nation's financial capital. The bombs were set off in pressure cookers on trains plying on the western line of the Suburban Railway network. 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured. According to Mumbai Police, the bombings were carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

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