India

2002
A train in Godhra, India was mobbed and set on fire against Hindu pilgrims and activists on February 27, killing 59 people; riots erupted against Muslims, who were blamed for the train burning. A mob in Naroda in western India killed 97 Muslims by 5,000 militant Hindus on February 28; 69 more Muslims were killed by mobs in Gujarat.

A curfew was declared on March 1 as small bouts of violence continued, bringing the total deaths of the mobs up to 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus.