10 July,2023 05:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The 7/11 attack targeted Mumbai`s suburban railway line (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)
The 7/11 attack in Mumbai city is referred to as a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that took place in the year 2006 on July 11.
The 7/11 attack targeted Mumbai's suburban railway line during the rush hour in the evening which caused panic across the city.
The 7/11 attack in Mumbai was carried out by a group of seven terrorists who were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The attackers planted seven bombs in pressure cookers and placed them in the first-class compartments of crowded Mumbai local trains.
On the July 11 evening at around 6:24 pm, the bombs were detonated simultaneously on trains at various locations - Matunga Road, Mahim, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and Mira Road railway stations. The explosions claimed the lives of 189 people, while more than 800 others were injured.
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Following the blasts, the Mumbai Police launched an investigation into the attacks alongside other security agencies to identify and apprehend those responsible.
Let's take a look at 7/11 attack incident through these photos:
Rescuers searching the mangled remains of the first class compartment of the Virar bound Western Railway local , which was ripped apart by a powerful bomb blast at Matunga (Pic/Nimesh Dave)
Mangled remains of the first class compartment after the powerful bomb blast at Matunga in Mumbai on 11th July, 2006 (Pic/Nimesh Dave)
(Pic/Nimesh Dave)
A Western Railway Virar local train at Mahim Junction railway station (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)
