January 2003 Mumbai bombing

On 27 January 2003, a bomb placed on a bicycle exploded near the busy Vile Parle railway station in Mumbai, India. The bomb killed one person and injured 28. The blast occurred when Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India at the time, was to visit the city.

This was the second in a series of five bombings against the city within a period of eight months. Other bombings included:


 * 2002 Mumbai bus bombing
 * 2003 Mumbai train bombing
 * 2003 Mumbai bus bombing
 * 25 August 2003 Mumbai bombings