Bangalore Blasts
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Blasts on Friday:
March 12, 1993: Mumbai bombings were a series of thirteen bomb explosions that took place in Mumbai). The single-day attacks resulted in up to 250 civilian fatalities and 700 injuries.
April 14, 2006: Twin blasts took place in Delhi's Jama Masjid injuring at least 13 people on Friday evening at around 1730 hrs IST.
September 8, 2006: 31 killed, 297 injured in Friday's twin bomb blast in Malegaon.
November 23, 2007: Multiple blasts in Faizabad, Varanasi, Lucknow within five minutes of each other killing at least 12 people in Uttar Pradesh.
May 18, 2007: Eleven people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a bomb explosion inside Mecca Mosque located near the historic Charminar in Hyderabad.
Following is a chronology of twelve major blasts that took place in India in last five years:
March 13, 2003: A bomb attack on a commuter train in Mumbai kills 11 people.
August 25, 2003: Two almost simultaneous car bombs kill about 60 in Mumbai.
August 15, 2004: Bomb explodes in Assam, killing 16 people, mostly schoolchildren, and wounding dozens.
October 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 explosions in Varanasi.
July 11, 2006: More than 180 people were killed in seven bomb explosions at railway stations and on trains in Mumbai, blamed on Islamist militants.
September 8, 2006: At least 32 people are killed in a series of explosions, including one near a mosque, in Malegaon town, 260 km northeast of Mumbai.
February 19, 2007: Two bombs explode aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, burning to death at least 66 passengers, most of them Pakistanis.
May 18, 2007: A bomb explodes during Friday prayers at a historic mosque in Hyderabad, killing 11 worshippers. Police later shoot dead five people in clashes with hundreds of enraged Muslims who protest against the attack.
August 25, 2007: Three explosions within minutes at an amusement park and a street-side food stall in Hyderabad kill at least 40 people.
May 13, 2008: Seven bombs rip through the crowded streets Jaipur, killing at least 63 people in markets and outside Hindu temples.
July 25, 2008: Seven blasts strike the IT city of Bangalore killing at least one person and injuring at least 15.
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