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| Bus boomed in Bombay... |
| 2002-12-02 |
| Go ahead. Say that four times, real fast... Two people have been killed and at least 10 others injured in a bomb explosion on a bus in India's main commercial city, Bombay, the authorities say. The blast occurred near the railway station in the central area of Ghatkopar in Bombay (also known as Mumbai) at about 18:45. The injured have been taken to hospital where their condition is stable, Kripa Shankar Singh, junior state minister for home affairs, told the BBC. "The explosion took place in the rear of the bus," he said. "People standing around were injured by flying bits of the bus." Police said that the bus was empty and parked in a yard when the explosion occurred. The injured had been standing nearby. The likely suspects are the usual Islamic suspects, but, given India's underworld, which often blends into the usual suspects' territory, it could also be crooks. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |