Godhra train burning
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title:
Godhra train burning
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The Godhra train burning occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002, when 59 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express near the Godhra railway station in Gujarat, India. The cause of the fire remains disputed. The Gujarat riots, during which Muslims were the targets of widespread and severe violence, took place shortly afterward. The Nanavati-Mehta Commission, appointed by the state government in the immediate aftermath of the event,
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2002 rail transport fire in Gujarat, India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhra_train_burning
date created:
2006-07-24T11:46:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:50:08Z
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