Wed, Jul 30 06:05 AM
A list of bombings that Indian authorities have blamed on Islamic militants since 2005:
Oct. 29, 2005 Sixty-two people are killed when three blasts rip through markets in New Delhi ahead of Diwali, a Hindu holiday.
March 7, 2006 Three explosions rock a Hindu temple and a train station in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, killing 20 people. July 11, 2007 Seven blasts rip through railway stations and commuter trains in Mumbai, India's commercial capital, killing at least 187.
Sept. 8, 2006 A series of explosions, including one at a mosque, kill at least 31 people in Malegaon, a town northeast of Mumbai.
Feb. 19, 2007 A train heading from India to Pakistan is torn apart by two bombs, sparking a fire that kills at least 68 people.
May 18, 2007 A bomb goes off during Friday prayers at a historic mosque in the southern city of Hyderabad, killing 11 worshippers. Police later shoot and kill five people in clashes with hundreds of enraged Muslims protesting the attack.
Aug. 25, 2007 At least 43 people are killed by three explosions at a park and a street-side food stall in Hyderabad.
Oct. 11, 2007 A blast at the shrine of a venerated 12th century Sufi Muslim saint in north Indian town of Ajmer kills three people.
Oct. 14, 2007 A bomb explodes in a packed movie theater in the northern industrial town of Ludhiana on one of the holiest days of the Muslim calendar, Eid al-Fitr, killing six people.
Nov. 24, 2007 A series of near-simultaneous explosions rip through courthouse complexes in the north Indian cities of Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad, killing at least 16 people.
May 13, 2008 Seven bombs tear through crowded markets and rip apart streets outside Hindu temples in the western city of Jaipur, killing at least 61 people. July 25, 2008 Seven small bombs hit Bangalore, a southern city that is the hub of India's technology industry, killing at least two people.
July 26, 2008 At least 22 small bombs explode in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, killing at least 42 people.
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