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| 3 more given death sentence in 1993 Mumbai blasts |
| 2007-07-20 |
| Three additional men were sentenced to death on Thursday – bringing to six – the number condemned to hang for their involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings, India’s deadliest terror attack. Justice Pramod Kode on Thursday handed death sentences to Asgar Mukadam, Shahnawaz Qureshi and Mohammed Ghansar – all Muslims – for planting several of the 13 bombs that ripped through Mumbai on March 12, 1993, killing 257 people. More than 100 people were convicted of involvement in the plot, thought to be an act of revenge for the demolition of the 16th century Babri Masjid by Hindu nationalists in northern India in 1992. After the demolition, religious riots erupted, leaving more than 800 dead, most of them Muslims. Kode has so far sentenced 84 people. On Wednesday, the first three death sentences were handed out. Fourteen men were given life sentences for their involvement and knowledge of the conspiracy, while 64 others received sentences from three to 10 years in prison. |
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