2003 Mumbai bombing

Vile Parle Bombing
Location Mumbai, India
Date 27 January 2003
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths 1
Non-fatal injuries
28
Perpetrators Unknown

On 27 January 2003, a bomb placed on a bicycle exploded near the busy Vile Parle railway station in Mumbai, India. The bomb killed one person and injured 28. The blast occurred when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India at the time, was to visit the city.

This was the second in a series of five bombings against the city within a period of eight months. Other bombings included:

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