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Islamist extremists have been blamed for a double bombing in
Hyderabad, the south Indian information technology hub, which left 42
people dead, including several women and children, and more than 50
injured.
Relatives of one of the victims of the bombings in Hyderabad for which
Islamists are blamed
Relatives of one of the victims of the bombings in Hyderabad on
Saturday express their grief during his funeral yesterday
Security sources said militant groups with links to Pakistan and
Bangladesh were behind the attacks, which were calculated to foment
Hindu-Muslim sectarian tensions and strike at the soft under-belly of
India's new economy.
Police later found a further 19 small devices in the city. They were
left in public places including a cinema, a bus stop and a public
water tap.
The attacks were the latest in a string of bombings in India over the
last two years which is causing mounting concerns as militants seek
"soft" economic targets in cities.
In July last year, India's commercial capital, Mumbai, was brought to
a standstill by a targeted series of bombings on the city's packed
commuter rail network which killed 186.
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Hyderabad, an important centre for international investment in India's
IT industry, was bombed as recently as May, when a blast at the city's
Mecca Mosque killed 11 people, with a further five dying in the
ensuing sectarian riots.
Saturday's twin bombs at a park and a popular fast-food centre were
even more devastating. They were set off by timing devices shortly
before 8pm just as many families congregated to enjoy a meal and a
spectacular laser light show.
At the Lumbini Park, where an open-air auditorium was packed for the
light show, the bomb exploded in the middle of a bank of seats. "I saw
limbs flying around me and blood splattering," said one victim,
Romanna, 29, who suffered chest wounds.
Paramilitary forces were deployed outside Hyderabad last night in case
of sectarian violence. Forty per cent of the city's population are
Muslim.
Senior Indian security sources said both of this year's bombings in
Hyderabad were the work of a Bangladesh-based militant group, Harkat-
ul-Jehad-i-Islami (HuJI).
Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state,
which includes Hyderabad, said: "Available information points to the
involvement of terrorist organisations based in Bangladesh and
Pakistan. The victims are from all sections of society - they included
Hindus and Muslims."
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