Black Friday

On March 12 1993, 13 blasts ripped through the commercial and social hubs of Mumbai. The bombs were timed and placed to create maximum havoc and create a major rip in the communal fabric of the city and the nation. Here is a chronological sequence of the events of that day.

1:30 p.m.

The first of the 13 blasts went off at the Bombay Stock Exchange building, the 28-story office and surrounding structures were extensively damaged. About 84 were killed in this explosion.

1:30 p.m.

A policeman is escorted to safety after the blast that ripped through the Bombay Stock Exchange.

2:30 p.m.

A car on fire after a powerful blast ripped through Lucky petrol pump next to Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar (West).

2:30 p.m.

Curious onlookers look at the remains of the Lucky petrol pump a day after the blast.

2.33 p.m.

A car bomb exploded in the basement garage of the Air India building, claiming 20 lives. The offices of the Bank of Oman located above the garage were destroyed.

2.33 p.m.

In 2007, Farooq Pawale was convicted and sentenced to death for planting the bomb in the Air India building.

2.45 p.m.

Probably the strongest of the blasts that ripped through the city, a bomb planted on a double-decker bus went off killing 118 people at the busy Century Bazaar at Worli.

2.45 p.m.

Remains of the day. A damaged building at Worli after the blast.

3.00 p.m.

Vehicles damaged in the blast at Zaveri Bazaar, which claimed 17 lives.

3.00 p.m.

A crater left behind after the Zaveri Bazaar blast.

3.00 p.m.

A forensic team wades through the rubble for clues.

3.00 p.m.

A bomb disposal squad uncovers an unexploded scooter bomb.

Black Friday

The final toll in the 1993 Bombay blasts stands at 260.