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| India-Pakistan |
| 'Timers used to explode bombs' |
| 2008-10-02 |
| In recent weeks, there have been reports of Islamic militants using Tripura to enter India from Bangladesh. Reports also said that on September 25, central intelligence agencies had warned north-eastern states of an impending terror attack and Border Security Force officials in Agartala confirmed having received the input. Meanwhile, Army sources from Kolkata suspect that Islamic fundamentalists in Bangladesh used National Liberation Front of Tripura (Biswamohan) in carrying out the serial explosions . From what the Army has gleaned from its own sources, its officials say the bombs were sophisticated devices. ''Timers had been used in the bombs to carry out the explosions, the way the series of four blasts took place in intervals of five to seven minutes,'' an official said. There were pellets inside the bombs to enhance the effects. ''Many of the injured have pellets embedded deep inside their bodies. That's why it is feared that the death toll may go up.'' Another army source said one of the unexploded bombs found at the Motor Stand had been kept in a tiffin box. As a safety measure, the police exploded it before the arrival of forensic experts. The forensic would now go into the details of the nature of the explosives. |
| Posted by:Fred |