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| Indian Train Blast Kills 10 |
| 2003-03-13 |
| At least 10 people were killed in a rush-hour blast that went off in a commuter train, according to a local member of parliament. Kirit Somaiya, speaking to CNN, said some of the dead were women as the blast went off in a compartment reserved for women — a fixture on some Mumbai trains. Nice - punishment for not being muslim AND no burkas Local media reports said at least 50 people were injured in the explosion on Thursday. The train, carrying commuters home, was pulling out of Mumbai's Mulund station when the blast occurred. A lawmaker from the ruling party told local television there were at least 200 people in the damaged car. Other witnesses told the private Aaj Tak television channel that they saw injured people being taken away in taxis. Pratiksha Naik said she reached the site a few minutes after the blast. "I saw police helping people smeared in blood out of the train," Naik told the television station. No group has claimed responsibility. Police say Islamic hardline groups have carried out at least two crude bomb attacks in the past four months in Bombay. The religion of peace™?? Say it ain't so! Security has been tightened in the metropolis and surveillance increased in public places, The Associated Press reported. |
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