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Wednesday, 27 February, 2002, 19:37 GMT
In pictures: India train attack
Scores of Hindus were killed and dozens injured when a mob set fire to a train in the western state of Gujarat.
Police blamed Muslims for the attack on the train, which was carrying Hindu activists who were returning from a visit to the disputed holy site in Ayodhya.
Firefighters spray water on the smouldering wreckage
The fire incinerated entire carriages and passengers
At least 15 children were killed in the attack
After the attack, angry crowds burned trucks in Godhra
This Muslim was injured in a revenge attack by Hindus
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