1993 Disasters: Highland Towers Collapse, Kader Toy Factory Fire

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: 1993 fires, 1993 industrial disasters, 1993 natural disasters, Terrorist incidents in 1993, 1993 Bombay bombings, 1993 World Trade Center bombing, 1993 Storm of the Century, 1993 Bishopsgate bombing, 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters, Solingen arson attack of 1993, Highland Towers collapse, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Shankill Road bombing, List of terrorist incidents, 1993, Warrington bomb attacks, Kader Toy Factory fire, 1993 Bayburt zengili avalanche, Lemieux, Ontario, New York City landmark bomb plot, Offset Alpine fire, 1993 Kagoshima Heavy Rain, Galeras tragedy, Mehola Junction bombing, 1993 Chennai bombing, Kheyvis. Excerpt: The 1993 Bombay bombings were a series of 13 bomb explosions that took place in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India on 12 March 1993. The coordinated attacks were the most destructive bomb explosions in Indian history. The single-day attacks resulted in up to 250 fatalities and 700 injuries. The attacks were coordinated by Dawood Ibrahim, don of the Bombay-based international organized crime syndicate named D-Company, which had also operated as a terrorist organization. Ibrahim is believed to have ordered and helped organize the bombings in Bombay, through one of his subordinates, Tiger Memon. The bombings are also believed to have been financially assisted by the expatriate Indian smugglers, Hajji Ahmed, Hajji Umar and Taufiq Jaliawala, as well as the Pakistani smugglers, Aslam Bhatti and Dawood Jatt. The Indian authorities have also alleged the involvement of the Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the blasts. It is believed that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for the enormous Muslim casualties and widespread damage to the Muslim owned businesses and properties which occurred during the Hindu-Muslim riots in Bombay between December 1992 and ...