6 December 2002 Mumbai bus bombing

6 December 2002 Mumbai bus bombing

Infobox terrorist attack
title=1st Ghatkopar Bus Bombing


caption=
location=Mumbai, India
target=
date=December 6, 2002
type=Bombing
fatalities=2

At 18:45 hrs on 6 December 2002 a bomb placed under a seat of an empty B.E.S.T. bus exploded near the busy Ghatkopar station. The bomb was placed in the rear of an empty bus parked near the station and killed 2 people and injured 28. There were no passengers in the bus at that time and the people who were killed were those present in the busy station area.The bombing occoured on the 10th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

This is the first in a series of five bombings against the city within a period of eight months. Other bombings include

* 27 January 2003 Mumbai Bombing
* 14 March 2003 Mumbai Bombing
* 28 July 2003 Mumbai Bombing
* 25 August 2003 Mumbai Bombings

External links

* http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/02mum.htm


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