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Three convicted for Mumbai blasts | |
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A court in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has convicted three people of bombings that killed 55 people in 2003. | |
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 bombing near one of India's most famous landmarks shocked the country. | |
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 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. | |
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The three defendants were charged under India's Prevention Of Terrorism Act, which has since been repealed.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. |