Bombay Toll Reaches 50

World | August 26, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
Bombay Toll Reaches 50 India stepped up security following the blasts in Bombay. Two bombs hidden in the rear seats of taxis exploded seven minutes apart on Monday, killing at least 50 people and leaving 143 injured. Photo by bbc.co.uk

Three more people died overnight taking the death toll from the twin car bombs in India's commercial capital of Bombay to 50, AFP reported, citing Maharashtra's senior Home Minister Kripashankar Singh. Two bombs hidden in the rear seats of taxis exploded seven minutes apart Monday during the lunch-hour rush at the temple of Mumbadevi and a square in front of the Gateway of India monument. The toll from Monday's bombings is expected to increase.

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