Indian court convicts 12 over deadly 2006 train blasts


Indian police officers escort one of the accused (face covered) involved in bombings on Mumbai's commuter train network in 2006, at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, India on September 11, 2015. -EPA

NEW DELHI: An Indian court on Friday convicted 12 people over a series of blasts that ripped through packed commuter trains in the financial capital Mumbai in 2006, killing nearly 200 people and wounding many more.

The men were convicted of murder, conspiracy and waging war against the country over the coordinated series of attacks during the evening rush hour that also injured more than 800 people.

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