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Verdict due on Mumbai explosions Three convicted for Mumbai blasts
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A special court in the Indian city of Mumbai is set to deliver a verdict on the explosions that killed 55 people in the city in 2003. A court in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has convicted three people of bombings that killed 55 people in 2003.
Three people were charged with causing the twin blasts near the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar, which also injured 180 others. Haneef Sayyed, his wife Fahmeeda and Ashrat Ansari were found guilty of causing the blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar gold market.
The accused were charged under India's Prevention Of Terrorism Act. The bombing near one of India's most famous landmarks shocked the country.
It will be the biggest verdict in a terror case since 2006 when 100 people were convicted of Mumbai's 1993 blasts. Hundreds have been killed in attacks in Mumbai in recent years. In 2006, 100 people were convicted of the deadliest blasts which killed 250 people in 1993.
The three accused are Haneef Sayyed, his wife Fahmeeda and Ashrat Ansari. The double car bombing in August 2003 left devastation and carnage at the Gateway of India and the busy jewellery market near the Mumba Devi temple in central Mumbai.
Two other accused, Mohammed Ansari and Mohammed Hasan, were discharged after a review by the special court last year. About 180 people were injured.
The three defendants were charged under India's Prevention Of Terrorism Act, which has since been repealed.
Two others were accused - Mohammed Ansari and Mohammed Hasan. They were discharged after a review by the special court last year.
The prosecution said the blasts were planned in Dubai by Pakistani nationals at the behest of the Islamic militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.The prosecution said the blasts were planned in Dubai by Pakistani nationals at the behest of the Islamic militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The blasts caused devastation in Mumbai at the Gateway of India, one of the country's most famous landmarks. There was also carnage left at the Zaveri Bazaar gold market