1993 Mumbai Blasts: Then and Now

Mumbai was rocked by 12 powerful bomb blasts 20 years ago on March 12, 1993. The single day attacks resulted in 260 deaths and 700 casualties. Bombs exploded around the city between 1:28 pm to 3:40 pm. We look at some of the blasts sites, then and now. Compiled by Fatema Pittalwala
Then: In 1993, the blast took place at 1:28 pm in the underground car park of the Bombay Stock Exchange building. The blasts at BSE killed 84 and injured 217. Now: It is business as usual, as Mumbai recovered quickly. The attacks were carried out in retaliation for the attacks on Muslims during the Hindu-Muslim riots in Mumbai.
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Then: In 1993, the blast took place at 1:28 pm in the underground car park of the Bombay Stock Exchange building. The blasts at BSE killed 84 and injured 217. Now: It is business as usual, as Mumbai recovered quickly. The attacks were carried out in retaliation for the attacks on Muslims during the Hindu-Muslim riots in Mumbai.