World News Double Bombay bombing kills 50

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BOMBAY, India (AP) - A pair of car bombs ripped through lunchtime crowds in India's financial capital, Bombay, on Aug. 25, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 150.

Police were focusing their investigation on Muslim militant groups. But victims from the explosions included both Muslims and Hindus. No one claimed responsibility for the bombings.

There are concerns that the blasts were linked to a dispute over a religious site in the northern city of Ayodhya claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, which has been the source of much bloodshed in the past. The bombings came hours after the release of a long-awaited archaeological report on the site that itself showed divisions over the site's history.

The bombs were hidden in the trunks of two taxis and exploded within five minutes of each other.

One of the bombs exploded at the Gateway of India, a historic landmark, tourist attraction and popular lunch spot, built by India's former British colonizers. The other blast was at the crowded neighborhood of jewelry stores, where many shops are owned by Hindus but where many of the artisans are Muslims.

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インド西部の商業都市ムンバイ市内で25日、ほぼ同時刻に2カ所で大規模な爆発が起きた。最低でも50人が死亡、150人以上が負傷した。

Shukan ST: Sept. 5, 2003

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