1st LD Writethru: Indian special court convicts 12 men in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case
Xinhua, September 11, 2015 Adjust font size:
An Indian special court on Friday convicted 12 men in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case in which nearly 190 people were killed and over 800 injured.
However, one of the accused has been acquitted by the anti- terror court, while another 15 people, most of whom masterminded the multiple blasts on local trains in Mumbai, are still on the run.
The 12 convicted in the case were found guilty of planting bombs inside pressure cookers on local trains. They are likely to be sentenced later.
The convicted men are all members of home-grown banned organization, the Students Islamic Movement of India or SIMI.
It was on the evening of July 11, 2006 when seven blasts ripped through first-class coaches on Mumbai's local trains at rush hour. Endi