Indian court convicts 12 in 2006 Mumbai train bombs trial
The men will be sentenced on Monday, bringing to an end a trial that lasted eight years
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MUMBAI:
An Indian court on Friday convicted 12 of 13 men accused of planning blasts that ripped through Mumbai commuter trains in 2006, killing more than 180 people and wounding hundreds.
Seven bombs went off within 15 minutes on the packed trains during the evening rush hour in Mumbai on July 11, 2006.
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Police allege the attack was triggered at the behest of Pakistan-based militants.
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The men will be sentenced on Monday, bringing to an end a trial that lasted eight years, involved more than 200 witnesses and depositions that ran into thousands of pages.
One of the accused was acquitted of all charges.
An Indian court on Friday convicted 12 of 13 men accused of planning blasts that ripped through Mumbai commuter trains in 2006, killing more than 180 people and wounding hundreds.
Seven bombs went off within 15 minutes on the packed trains during the evening rush hour in Mumbai on July 11, 2006.
Read: Kashmiris mark India’s Independence Day as Black Day
Police allege the attack was triggered at the behest of Pakistan-based militants.
Read: UN urges Pakistan, India to take steps to ease tensions
The men will be sentenced on Monday, bringing to an end a trial that lasted eight years, involved more than 200 witnesses and depositions that ran into thousands of pages.
One of the accused was acquitted of all charges.