1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts Research Paper

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THE TOP TEN DEADLIEST TERRORIST ATTACKS IN INDIA - AASAVRI RAI The United Nations considers terrorism to be the peace time equivalent of war crimes. Despite strong national and international reactions against the act of claiming the lives of numerous innocents, terrorism continues to be prevalent in India and abroad. India has been and thousands of innocents have lost their lives at the perpetrators of these hate crimes. This article compiles a list of ten of the deadliest terror attacks which India has witnessed. 1. The 1993 Mumbai Serial Bomb Blasts The 1993 Mumbai Blasts are one of the most ghastly coordinated terrorist attacks which claimed the lives of three hundred and fifty seven people and injured around seven hundred and twenty others. …show more content…

The bombing which took place at noon immediately after the Diwali vacation, was extremely unexpected. What is even more baffling is that in the very next year, another series of blasts claimed the lives of nine people in Guwahati. 5. Jaipur Bomb Blasts of 2008 A string of nine synchronized bomb blasts on the 13th of May, 2008, in the Pink City claimed the lives of sixty three and injured approximately two hundred and sixteen people. The city is a popular tourist destination for travelers from India and abroad and the bombing was scheduled for the busiest time of the day at popular tourist destinations and monuments like the Hawa Mahal. A couple of days later, the dreaded Islamic militant group, Indian Mujahideen, in an email to the media, claimed involvement in the bombings with an aim to topple the faith of the infidel Hindus. Fourteen Islamic terrorist were accused of being responsible for the attacks. However, out of these fourteen, eleven were acquitted in December …show more content…

Apart from these thirty three unfortunate devotees, were the even more unfortunate eighty survivors, who not only got brutally injured but also saw their loved ones collapse before their very eyes. The perpetrators used automatic guns and hand grenades to cause this widespread damage. They jumped over the seven foot high fence and undertook the killing spree, not sparing even infants and the frail

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