On 27 January 2003, a bomb placed on a bicycle exploded in a busy street market near the busy

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railway station in Mumbai, India. The bomb killed one person and injured 28. The blast occurred when

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, the

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at the time, was to visit the city. This was the second in a series of five bombings against the city within a period of eight months. Other bombings included: *

2002 Mumbai bus bombing At 18:45 IST on Monday, 2 December 2002, a bomb placed under a seat of a B.E.S.T. bus exploded near the busy Ghatkopar station. The bomb was placed in the rear of a bus near the station and killed two people and injured over 50. Ghatkopar bei ...

* 2003 Mumbai train bombing * 2003 Mumbai bus bombing * 25 August 2003 Mumbai bombings

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* http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/27mum2.htm Improvised explosive device bombings in Mumbai Murder in Mumbai Terrorist incidents on railway systems in India Railway accidents in 2003 Railway accidents and incidents in Maharashtra Terrorist incidents in India in 2003 Mumbai Suburban Railway 2000s in Mumbai January 2003 in India 2003 murders in India Improvised explosive device bombings in 2003 January 2003 crimes in Asia {{Terrorism-stub