Chronology Of Major Blasts In India

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root available-locales="en_US," default-locale="en_US"><static-content language-id="en_US"><![CDATA[<p>Following is the chronology of major blasts in the country:<br><br><strong>Varanasi, Dec 7, 2010</strong>: Two-year-old girl killed and 25 others injured in a blast which takes place between the Dashashwamedh and Shitla ghats on the river Ganga.<br><br><strong>Pune, Feb 13, 2010</strong>: 17 people killed and over 60 injured when a bomb rips out the famous German bakery in the city.<br><br><strong>Mumbai, Nov 26, 2008</strong>: 166 people killed in coordinated serial explosions and indiscriminate firing across Mumbai including the crowded CST railway station and two five-star hotels -- Oberoi and Taj.<br><br><strong>Assam, Oct 30, 2008</strong>: At least 77 killed and over 100 injured in 18 bombings across Assam.<br><br><strong>Imphal, Oct 21, 2008</strong>: 17 killed in a powerful blast near Manipur Police Commando complex.<br><br><strong>Malegaon, Maharashtra, Sep 29, 2008</strong>: Five people killed after a bomb kept in a motorbike goes off in a crowded market.<br><br><strong>Modasa, Gujarat, Sep 29, 2008</strong>: One killed and several injured after a low-intensity bomb kept on a motorcycle goes off near a mosque.<br><br><strong>New Delhi, Sep 27, 2008</strong>: Three people killed after a crude bomb is thrown in a busy market in Mehrauli.<br><br><strong>New Delhi, Sep 13, 2008</strong>: 26 people killed in six blasts across the city.<br><br><strong>Ahmedabad, July 26, 2008</strong>: 57 people killed after 20 synchronised blasts in less than two hours. <br><br><strong>Jaipur, May 13, 2008</strong>: 68 people killed in serial bombings.<br><br><strong>January 2008</strong>: Terrorist attack on CRPF camp in Rampur kills eight.<br><br><strong>October 2007</strong>: Two killed in blast inside Ajmer Sharif shrine in Rajasthan during Ramzan.<br><br><strong>August 2007</strong>: 30 dead, 60 hurt in Hyderabad terror strike.<br><br><strong>May 2007</strong>: A blast at Mecca mosque in Hyderabad kills 11 people.<br><br><strong>February 19, 2007</strong>: Two bombs explode on board a train bound from India to Pakistan, burning to death at least 66 passengers, most of them Pakistanis.<br><br><strong>September 2006</strong>: 30 dead and 100 hurt in twin blasts at a mosque in Malegaon.<br><br><strong>July 2006</strong>: Seven bombs on Mumbai's trains kill over 200 and injure 700 others.<br><br><strong>March 2006</strong>: Twin bombings at a train station and a temple in Varanasi kill 20 people.<br><br><strong>October 2005</strong>: Three bombs placed in busy New Delhi markets a day before Diwali kill 62 people and injure hundreds.</p> <p><br>(PTI)</p>