A man was convicted of planting the most devastating of 12 bombs in India’s deadliest terror attack, which killed 257 people in 1993. Abdul Turk, 40, was convicted of leaving an explosives-laden jeep in a crowded shopping and residential area of Mumbai, killing 113 people and injuring scores. He could face the death penalty.

More than 100 people, most of them Muslims, are accused of involvement in the attacks. The bombs were placed in scooters, cars, jeeps and hotel rooms and detonated over a two-hour period in India’s commercial and entertainment capital.

The blasts appeared to be revenge for the demolition of a 16th-century mosque in northern India by Hindu nationalists. The demolition sparked religious riots in many parts of the country that left more than 800 people dead, mostly Muslims. The court has convicted seven other people in the bombings – three for carrying out the attacks and four for funding the plot. Tiger Memon, the alleged mastermind of the bombings, has fled the country.

The bombing trial, one of India’s lengthiest, began in June 1995. Hearings ended in January 2003 after 686 witnesses gave testimony. The verdict delay was blamed largely on procedural matters.

Judge Pramod Kode has said he will hand out sentences once all the verdicts have been given, a process that could take up to two months.