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Security review after India bombs | Security review after India bombs |
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Indian authorities have called a meeting to review security a day after 17 people died in a series of bomb blasts in India's north-east. | Indian authorities have called a meeting to review security a day after 17 people died in a series of bomb blasts in India's north-east. |
At least 45 others were injured in the explosions in Assam state. | At least 45 others were injured in the explosions in Assam state. |
Three bombs went off within minutes of each other, one of them in a crowded market place in the state commercial capital, Guwahati, on Sunday. | Three bombs went off within minutes of each other, one of them in a crowded market place in the state commercial capital, Guwahati, on Sunday. |
No-one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, but police blame separatist rebels. | No-one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, but police blame separatist rebels. |
A day after the blasts, officials said the death toll had risen to 17. | A day after the blasts, officials said the death toll had risen to 17. |
Correspondents say a sense of panic prevails in Assam and most people in the state fear it is the beginning of a fresh violent campaign by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) rebel group. | |
The federal home ministry has called a meeting of senior officials in the Indian capital, Delhi, to discuss the Assam situation. | The federal home ministry has called a meeting of senior officials in the Indian capital, Delhi, to discuss the Assam situation. |
And in Guwahati, heads of military and paramilitary troops and police are meeting to discuss how best to deal with the situation. | And in Guwahati, heads of military and paramilitary troops and police are meeting to discuss how best to deal with the situation. |
Most markets in and around the city are closed in response to a protest strike called by a traders' association. | Most markets in and around the city are closed in response to a protest strike called by a traders' association. |
Separatists | Separatists |
The blasts come two months after peace talks between the Indian government and the ULFA broke down. | |
The group has been fighting for a separate homeland for Assamese people since 1971 and accuses the government in Delhi of exploiting the state's rich natural resources. | The group has been fighting for a separate homeland for Assamese people since 1971 and accuses the government in Delhi of exploiting the state's rich natural resources. |
The first explosion took place in a crowded market in Guwahati. | The first explosion took place in a crowded market in Guwahati. |
The second blast, which reportedly targeted an oil installation in the outskirts of the city, killed two people. | The second blast, which reportedly targeted an oil installation in the outskirts of the city, killed two people. |
Religious ceremony | Religious ceremony |
The bombs went off within minutes of each other at about 1840 local time (1340 GMT), police said. | The bombs went off within minutes of each other at about 1840 local time (1340 GMT), police said. |
The first device was placed in a tea stall, as scores of people from the Hindi-speaking state of Bihar were gathering for an evening religious ceremony. | The first device was placed in a tea stall, as scores of people from the Hindi-speaking state of Bihar were gathering for an evening religious ceremony. |
The whole area was a mess of mangled flesh and wreckage, correspondents say. | The whole area was a mess of mangled flesh and wreckage, correspondents say. |
Officials suggested the target of the second bombing was an oil installation on the outskirts of the city, Agence France Presse news agency reported. | Officials suggested the target of the second bombing was an oil installation on the outskirts of the city, Agence France Presse news agency reported. |
A third explosion soon afterwards devastated a temple in the suburbs, but no casualties were reported. | A third explosion soon afterwards devastated a temple in the suburbs, but no casualties were reported. |
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