Nine killed, 45 injured in bomb attack in India
At least nine people, four of them female foreigners, were killed
when a powerful bomb exploded in a terrorist attack on a restaurant
popular with tourists in the western Indian city of Pune on Saturday
evening, police said.
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Cause for concern |
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First major terrorist attack after Mumbai attack
* Over 45 rushed to hospital
*Foreigners among killed
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This is the first major terror attack in India since the November
2008 Mumbai attacks, said officials.
It took place as India and Pakistan were preparing to resume talks on
February 25 in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, more than 45 people were rushed to hospital with varying
degrees of injury in the attack caused by a home-made improvised
explosive device, said Indian security officials.
Xinhua |
