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{{short description|Terrorist incident in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Makkah Masjid bombing
{{Location map|India|label=Hyderabad|mark=Green_pog.svg|lat=17.36|long=78.47|width=230|float=center}}
| image =
| caption = Picture of Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad, India
| location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]{{coord|17.360106|78.473427|region:IN_type:landmark_scale:2000_source:wikimapia}}
| target = [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Makkah Masjid]]
| date = 18 May 2007
| time = 13:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone = ([[UTC]]+5.30)
| type = [[Cyclotol]] activated by [[cellphone]]
| fatalities = 16<ref name=tele20may>{{cite news|title=Blast Friday throws up Bengal link|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070520/asp/frontpage/story_7803451.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035345/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070520/asp/frontpage/story_7803451.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2007|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=20 May 2007}}</ref>
| injuries = 100
| perps =
| weapons =
}}
{{Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001)}}
A bombing occurred on 18 May 2007 inside the [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Makkah Masjid]], a mosque located in the old city area of [[Hyderabad]],<ref name=bbc18may>{{cite news|title=Bomb hits historic India mosque|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6668695.stm|access-date=10 December 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=18 May 2007}}</ref> capital of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Telangana]] located very close to [[Charminar]]. The blast was caused by a [[cellphone]]-triggered [[pipe bomb]] placed near the [[Wudu|site designated for ablution]]. Two further live [[Improvised explosive device|IEDs]] were found and defused by the police.<ref name=hindu19may>{{cite news|last=Ramu|first=Marri|title=10 killed, 50 injured in Hyderabad mosque last|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/19/stories/2007051907990100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520061834/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/19/stories/2007051907990100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2007|access-date=10 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 May 2007}}</ref><ref name=stratfor>{{cite web|title=India: The Mecca Mosque Bombers' Poor Tradecraft|url=http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/india-mecca-mosque-bombers-poor-tradecraft|work=Stratfor|access-date=10 December 2013|date=18 May 2007}}</ref>

Sixteen people were reported dead in the immediate aftermath, of whom five were killed by the police firing after the incident while trying to quell the rioting Muslim mob.<ref name=tele20may /> On 16 April 2018, the NIA Court acquitted all 11 who were accused in the blasts, citing lack of evidence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/mecca-masjid-blast-verdict-live-updates-hyderabad-swami-aseemanand-special-nia-court-abhinav-bharat-5138969/|title=Mecca Masjid blast verdict LIVE UPDATES: Aseemanand, four other accused acquitted by special NIA court|date=16 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

==Overview==
The bomb exploded around 1:15 pm in Mecca Masjid, a 400-year-old mosque in Hyderabad.<ref name=hindu19may /> The IED contained [[cyclotol]], a 60:40 mixture of [[RDX]] and [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Mecca bombs a cocktail of RDX, TNT|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Mecca-bombs-a-cocktail-of-RDX-TNT/articleshow/6117381.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214201523/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-02/hyderabad/28296785_1_unexploded-bomb-rdx-mecca-blast|url-status=live|archive-date=14 December 2013|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 July 2010}}</ref> filled in a {{convert|10|in|mm|adj=on}} by {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on}} pipe.<ref name=ht19may>{{cite news|title=Police say foreign terror groups involved in Andhra blast|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/police-say-foreign-terror-groups-involved-in-andhra-blast/article1-223782.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224195713/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/police-say-foreign-terror-groups-involved-in-andhra-blast/article1-223782.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2013|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=19 May 2007|agency=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref> The bomb was placed under a heavy [[marble]] platform, which took the force of the impact and saved many lives. Two more IEDs were found, one 100 meters away from the blast site and the other near the main gate. Both of them were defused 3 hours after the blast.<ref name=ht19may />

The blast occurred near the open-air section of the masjid. At the time of the blast more than 10,000 people were inside the [[mosque]] premises, for the [[Friday prayers]].<ref name=hindu19may /> The injured were treated at the Osmania hospital in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite news|title=TNT, RDX used in mosque blast|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tnt-rdx-used-in-mosque-blast/40877-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225155427/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tnt-rdx-used-in-mosque-blast/40877-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 December 2013|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=IBN Live|date=19 May 2007}}</ref>

==Rioting and Police firing==
Five individuals from rioting mob died as a result of the police firing, ''The Telegraph'' reported:<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070519/asp/nation/story_7799987.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520072942/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070519/asp/nation/story_7799987.asp | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 May 2007 | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | first=G.S. | last=Radhakrishna | title=HAIR-TRIGGER HYDERABAD – A wound and a hunting ground | date=19 May 2007}}</ref>

:Six rounds were fired in the afternoon and evening to prevent shops and public property from being damaged, including petrol pumps and ATMs. One person was killed in the firing in the Moghalpura area, while two fell to the police bullets elsewhere. Another lost his life when the police had to pull the trigger to control a mob trying to break into an ATM. According to police commissioner Balwinder Singh, his men resorted to firing after water cannons, tear gas and baton-charge failed to bring the mob fury under control.

It was reported that<ref>[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/4-killed-as-cops-fire-on-frenzied-mob-40874.html Mob violence after Hyd blast, 4 killed : hyderabad, blast, Makkah masjid, char minar, police firing, mob violence : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520071953/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/4-killed-as-cops-fire-on-frenzied-mob-40874.html |date=20 May 2007 }}</ref> a frenzied mob attacked state-owned road transport corporation buses, forcing the closure of Falaknuma bus depot. According to the police, the rioters were trying to set fire to a petrol pump.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Sections/Sports/Decoding_the_Hyderabad_blast/articleshow/2073160.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528124344/http://www.timesnow.tv/Sections/Sports/Decoding_the_Hyderabad_blast/articleshow/2073160.cms|url-status=dead|title=Decoding the Hyderabad blast|archive-date=28 May 2007|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> Inspector P. Sudhakar of Falaknuma police station, who has been removed from his position on the charge of opening fire 'indiscriminately' to control the rampaging mobs<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/25/stories/2007052519790500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527124944/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/25/stories/2007052519790500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 May 2007 |title=I've acted to avert a disaster: Inspector |date=25 May 2007 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> stated: ''"While I asked my subordinates to be on high alert, mobs from Shalibanda and the mosque came towards Moghalpura pelting stones. They set ablaze a wine shop and charged towards a petrol pump where we were stationed."''

The mobs took out petrol from the dispenser and sprinkled it on the room. ''"When they tried to ignite it with the help of dry grass, I ordered my men to open fire with .303 rifles to disperse them ... As the situation turned worse, I sought additional forces. Quick Reaction teams along with Moghalpura Inspector arrived and scattered the crowd by opening fire"'', Sudhakar said. At least 10 persons, including policemen, could have been killed had fire orders were not issued, he added.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

==Investigation==
After the bombing, two police cases were opened at the Hussaini Alam Police Station, one for the exploded bomb and one for the unexploded bomb. On 9 June 2007, the former was transferred to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].{{sfn|Ali|2013|p=39}}

===Early suspects and theories===
On 15 June 2007, the Special investigation Team (SIT) of Hyderabad Police initially arrested a 27-year-old air conditioner mechanic as a suspect in the bombing, and on 15 July, a 26-year-old worker at a watch repair shop was also arrested.<ref name="Andhra">{{cite web|title=Data sheets: Terrorism related incidents in Andhra Pradesh since 2007|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/andhra/data_sheets/islamistex.htm|access-date=9 March 2013|publisher=Satp.org}}</ref> In August 2007, one of the two suspects was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Karachi.<ref name="Andhra" /><ref>{{cite web|date=3 June 2008|title=Mecca Masjid blast mastermind dead|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Mecca-Masjid-blast-mastermind-dead/Article1-314861.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126235652/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/india/Mecca-Masjid-blast-mastermind-dead/Article1-314861.aspx|archive-date=26 January 2010|access-date=11 March 2013|work=The Hindustan Times}}</ref> On 3 December 2008, a third suspect was arrested.<ref name="Andhra"/>

In August 2010, security analyst [[Bahukutumbi Raman]] questioned "the two different versions that have emerged from Indian and American investigators."<ref name="aq">{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers40%5Cpaper3971.html |title=Arrest of Some Hindus as Terrorists- Getting Curiouser & Curiouser |author=Bahukutumbi Raman |date=7 August 2010 |publisher=South Asia Analysis Group |access-date=9 August 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817155045/http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers40/paper3971.html |archive-date=17 August 2010 |author-link=Bahukutumbi Raman }}</ref>

In September 2010, it was reported that the [[National Counterterrorism Center]] (NCTC) had thought that [[Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami]] (HuJI) could have been behind the attacks based on initial investigations, before the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] took over the case.<ref name=":0">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Huji-not-Hindu-group-behind-Makkah-Masjid-blast/Article1-603896.aspx ‘Huji, not Hindu group, behind Makkah Masjid blast’] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831011624/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Huji-not-Hindu-group-behind-Makkah-Masjid-blast/Article1-603896.aspx |date=31 August 2011 }} Hindustan Times – 23 September 2010</ref>
The CBI claimed that the NCTC was not "up to date with the latest investigation", after the NCTC director claimed HuJI as the perpetrators in a 2010 document to the [[United States Senate]].<ref name=":0" />

===Main investigation===
On 19 November 2010, the CBI produced the preacher [[Swami Aseemanand]] before the court in connection with the Makkah Masjid blast in Hyderabad in May 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/why-swami-aseemanand-is-a-prize-catch-for-the-cbi/20101119.htm |title=Why Swami Aseemanand is a prize catch for the CBI – Rediff.com India News |work=Rediff.com |date=19 November 2010 |access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Swami-Aseemanand-sheltered-Best-Bakery-accused-on-the-run-/713969 |title=Swami Aseemanand sheltered Best Bakery accused on the run |work=The Indian Express|date=21 November 2010 |access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Aseemanand-arrest-Major-boost-to-Ajmer-dargah-blast-probe/articleshow/6956704.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092707/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-19/jaipur/28229956_1_rajasthan-ats-mukesh-vasani-harshad-bhai-solanki | url-status=live | archive-date=4 November 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Aseemanand arrest: Major boost to Ajmer dargah blast probe | date=19 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Swami-aseemanand-sheltered-be.../713969/ |title=Swami Aseemanand sheltered Best Bakery accused on the run |work=The Indian Express|date=21 November 2010 |access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> On 18 December, he confessed in front of a magistrate, citing the guilt he felt after seeing innocent Muslim boys arrested in the case by the police.<ref name="tehelka.com"/> The confession of Aseemanand, together with transcripts of meetings between the preacher, [[Sadhvi Pragya]], senior military officers and others implicated [[Abhinav Bharat]] in the bombing, alongside a role in [[2006 Malegaon bombings|Malegaon]], [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings|Samjhauta Express]] and [[Ajmer Dargah bombing]]s.{{sfn|Ali|2013|p=37}} The case "revealed for the first time conclusive evidence of "[[Hindutva terror]]"," and took the investigation in a new direction.{{sfn|Ali|2013|p=37}}

The [[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)]] (ATS) and CBI subsequently questioned former members of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=23 December 2010|title=Mosque blast: RSS man grilled|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mosque-blast-RSS-man-grilled/H1-Article1-641887.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214141646/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mosque-blast-RSS-man-grilled/H1-Article1-641887.aspx|archive-date=14 February 2011|access-date=9 March 2013|work=The Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=PTI|date=27 December 2010|title=RSS leader likely to be quizzed again in Masjid blast case|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article993217.ece|access-date=9 March 2013|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=ATS may grill Aseemanand before tackling Indresh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/ATS-may-grill-Aseemanand-before-tackling-Indresh/articleshow/7169472.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927050440/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-27/jaipur/28225231_1_rajasthan-ats-dargah-blast-indresh-kumar|archive-date=2012-09-27|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|author=Rahul Tripathi|date=24 December 2010|title=RSS leader grilled for Hindu terror|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RSS-leader-grilled-for-Hindu-terror/articleshow/7154024.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907094953/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-24/india/28222720_1_rss-leader-indresh-kumar-ajmer-blast|archive-date=7 September 2011|access-date=9 March 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="nia">{{Cite news |title=HC notice to NIA on Aseemanand petition |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/india/30454293_1_special-nia-court-swami-aseemanand-samjhauta-blast-case |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511141753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/india/30454293_1_special-nia-court-swami-aseemanand-samjhauta-blast-case |archive-date=2013-05-11 |access-date=2025-12-02 |work=The Times Of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article993217.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=RSS leader likely to be quizzed again in Masjid blast case | date=27 December 2010}}</ref> and in December 2010 charged Aseemanand as the mastermind behind the Makkah Masjid bombing.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=HuJI ban takes no note of 'Hindu terror' role |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-08/india/28303594_1_huji-mecca-mosque-blast-abhinav-bharat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104205622/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-08/india/28303594_1_huji-mecca-mosque-blast-abhinav-bharat |archive-date=2012-11-04 |access-date=2025-12-02 |work=The Times Of India |language=en}}</ref>

In early January 2011, a letter written by Aseemanand on 20 December 2010, two days after his confession to the CBI, was revealed. The letter, which was never sent, was addressed to the presidents of India and Pakistan and explained why he had wanted to confess and tell the truth after seeing the innocent people that had been arrested and implicated with him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aseemanand's confession before CBI voluntary - India News - IBNLive |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aseemanands-confession-before-cbi-voluntary/140377-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114225051/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aseemanands-confession-before-cbi-voluntary/140377-3.html |archive-date=2011-01-14 |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=ibnlive.in.com}}</ref> The letter confession of the prompted families of the 32 men arrested in the aftermath of the bombing demanded the release of the youths from jail.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chunduri |first=Mridula |date=2011-01-10 |title=Aseemanand's confession: Focus shifts to jailed Muslim youths |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/aseemanands-confession-focus-shifts-to-jailed-muslim-youths-126315-2011-01-09 |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> On 15 January, the full court confession was published by [[Tehelka]] and [[CNN-IBN]].<ref name="tehelka.com">{{Cite web | url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=Ne150111Coverstory.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112203225/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=Ne150111Coverstory.asp | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 January 2011 |title = Tehelka – India's Independent Weekly News Magazine}}</ref>

===Forced confession complaint===
In late March 2011, Aseemanand attempted to withdraw his 'confession', claiming that he had been coerced by the ATS,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aseemanand takes back all he said, was 'coerced' |url=http://www.indianexpress.com:80/news/aseemanand-takes-back-all-he-said-was-.../769654 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110405183755/http://www.indianexpress.com:80/news/aseemanand-takes-back-all-he-said-was-.../769654 |archive-date=2011-04-05 |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=www.indianexpress.com}}</ref> and submitted a letter to the court which said: "I have been pressured mentally and physically by the investigating agencies to 'confess' that I was behind these blasts." He also said he was threatened and pressured to become a government witness in the case.<ref>[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5092856&page=2 Swami Aseemanand takes back confession, says he was "coerced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403035315/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5092856&page=2 |date=3 April 2011 }} MSN News – 31 March 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coerced-confession/885137/0 Coerced confession] Indian Express – 8 December 2011</ref>

== Court hearings and verdict ==
The NIA began the probe in April 2011 after the initial investigations by the local police and the chargesheet filed by the CBI. 226 witnesses were examined during the trial and about 411 documents exhibited. The verdict was pronounced by a special NIA court acquitting all the accused due to lack of evidence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/mecca-masjid-blast-case-verdict-live-updates|title=Aseemanand, All Others Acquitted in 2007 Mecca Masjid Blast Case|work=The Quint|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://indtoday.com/mecca-masjid-blast-case-all-accused-acquitted/ | title=Mecca Masjid Blast Case: All Accused Acquitted| date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Special NIA judge Ravindra Reddy resigned after the verdict.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/mecca-masjid-case-special-nia-judge-who-delivered-verdict-resigns-ravindra-reddy-hyderabad-5139720/|title=Mecca Masjid blast case: Special NIA judge who delivered verdict resigns, cites personal reasons|date=16 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
In late 2011, Aseemanand wrote a petition to [[President of India]] [[Pratibha Patil]] describing torture allegedly meted out to him during his confinement, prompting the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]] high courts to issue a notice to the [[National Investigation Agency]] to investigate the allegations of torture.<ref name="nia" /><ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|title=HC notice to NIA on Aseemanand petition|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HC-notice-to-NIA-on-Aseemanand-petition/articleshow/10911561.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511141753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/india/30454293_1_special-nia-court-swami-aseemanand-samjhauta-blast-case|archive-date=2013-05-11|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 November 2011 }}</ref>

In January 2013, then-Indian [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]] [[Sushilkumar Shinde]], of [[Indian National Congress]], accused [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] for setting up camps to train terrorists, and alleged involvement in planting bombs in the [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]], Mecca Masjid blast and [[2006 Malegaon blasts]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shinde's Hindu terror remarks 'oxygen' to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism: BJP|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Shindes-Hindu-terror-remarks-oxygen-to-Pakistan-sponsored-terrorism-BJP/articleshow/18102780.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122124642/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-20/india/36445353_1_saffron-terrorism-chintan-shivir-terror-strikes|url-status=live|archive-date=22 January 2013|access-date=10 December 2013|date=20 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=PTI}}</ref> Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh spokesperson [[Ram Madhav]] responded to this allegation by accusing Shinde of [[pandering (politics)|pandering]] to Islamist groups like Jamaat-ud-Dawah and [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]].<ref>{{cite news|title=LeT, Jamaat-ud-Dawah congratulated RSS|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/let-jamat-ud-dawah-congratulated-shinde-rss_824165.html|access-date=10 December 2013|publisher=Zee News|date=21 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2013, after BJP threatened to boycott the parliament during the Budget session, Shinde apologised for his remarks and said that he had no intention to link terror to any religion and that there was no basis for suggesting that terror can be linked to organisations mentioned in his earlier speech.<ref>{{cite news|last=Joshi|first=Sandeep|title=Shinde apologises for 'Hindu terror' remark ahead of budget session|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shinde-apologises-for-hindu-terror-remark-ahead-of-budget-session/article4435746.ece|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 February 2013}}</ref>

In September 2013, [[Yasin Bhatkal]] confessed that [[Indian Mujahideen]] had bombed two other places in [[Hyderabad]] later in August 2007 to avenge Makkah Masjid blast which was then allegedly attributed to Hindu fundamental groups.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-09-03|title=Indian Mujahideen bombed Hyderabad to 'avenge' Mecca Masjid blasts: Yasin Bhatkal|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/indian-mujahideen-bombed-hyderabad-to-avenge-mecca-masjid-blasts-yasin-bhatkal/|access-date=2016-03-15|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Religious violence in India]]
* [[2006 Malegaon blasts]]
* [[2007 Samjhauta Express bombings]]
* [[Ajmer Dargah bombing|2007 Ajmer Dargah bombing]]
* [[2008 Western India bombings]]
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==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite journal |last=Ali |first=S. |date=2013 |title=Politics of Terror: The Mecca Masjid Blast Case |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=48 |issue=34 |pages=35–46 |jstor=23528059 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/23528059}}

== External links ==
{{wikinews|Bomb blast kills at least seven at Makkah Masjid mosque, India}}
* [http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=371922&sid=REG&ssid= Article on Zee News]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110929103104/http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=7e847128-fd9b-4975-82a6-d4385a563f8b Bomb hits mosque in India]
*[http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/may/18blast.htm 9 killed in Hyderabad blast; 5 in police firing]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070520050205/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18737509/ Bomb hits Indian Mosque] (MSNBC)
*[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/india.blast/index.html 5 killed in Indian Mosque attack] (CNN)

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Makkah Masjid bombing - Revision history

Aniketdigi at 20:39, 30 April 2026