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| At least 38 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after a series of explosions struck the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, officials have said. | At least 38 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after a series of explosions struck the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, officials have said. |
| Seventeen blasts within an hour hit residential areas, crowded markets, a train station and a bus in Gujarat state's commercial capital, they added. | Seventeen blasts within an hour hit residential areas, crowded markets, a train station and a bus in Gujarat state's commercial capital, they added. |
| It is thought the explosions were caused by crudely-made devices hidden in boxes and on bicycles. | It is thought the explosions were caused by crudely-made devices hidden in boxes and on bicycles. |
| On Friday a series of similar blasts hit the southern city of Bangalore. | On Friday a series of similar blasts hit the southern city of Bangalore. |
| The Ahmedabad explosions came in two waves - the first occurring over a 20-minute period from about 1830 (1300 GMT). | The Ahmedabad explosions came in two waves - the first occurring over a 20-minute period from about 1830 (1300 GMT). |
| There was another series of blasts shortly after. | There was another series of blasts shortly after. |
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| The aftermath of the bombing | |
| TV stations broadcast images of a bus with its side blown up, shattered windows and the roof half-destroyed. | TV stations broadcast images of a bus with its side blown up, shattered windows and the roof half-destroyed. |
| Footage also showed the body of a man lying motionless on the ground next to the bus, covered in blood. | Footage also showed the body of a man lying motionless on the ground next to the bus, covered in blood. |
| The BBC's Damian Grammaticas, in India, says the explosions appear to have been a planned and highly co-ordinated attack. | The BBC's Damian Grammaticas, in India, says the explosions appear to have been a planned and highly co-ordinated attack. |
| In pictures: Ahmedabad blasts Some of the bombs in the second wave targeted the hospitals where the injured were being taken, he adds. | In pictures: Ahmedabad blasts Some of the bombs in the second wave targeted the hospitals where the injured were being taken, he adds. |
| "We saw a blue bag near the trauma centre, and before we could react we saw it explode in a shine of blinding light, and some 40 people were hit by flying shrapnel," doctor Vipul Patil, at the Dhanwantari Hospital, told AFP news agency. | "We saw a blue bag near the trauma centre, and before we could react we saw it explode in a shine of blinding light, and some 40 people were hit by flying shrapnel," doctor Vipul Patil, at the Dhanwantari Hospital, told AFP news agency. |
| Ahmedabad is an ethnically diverse city which has suffered from political instability in the past. | Ahmedabad is an ethnically diverse city which has suffered from political instability in the past. |
| Riots broke out there in 2002 between Hindus and Muslims. | Riots broke out there in 2002 between Hindus and Muslims. |
| Reports suggested many of Saturday's blasts were in the city's crowded old quarter - a religiously-mixed area. | Reports suggested many of Saturday's blasts were in the city's crowded old quarter - a religiously-mixed area. |
| Analysts believe the attack may be linked to the Bangalore bombs and could be designed to whip up trouble between religious communities. | Analysts believe the attack may be linked to the Bangalore bombs and could be designed to whip up trouble between religious communities. |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed for people to remain calm. | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed for people to remain calm. |
| India has been hit by several waves of bombings in recent years. Targets have ranged from mosques and Hindu temples to trains and courthouses. | India has been hit by several waves of bombings in recent years. Targets have ranged from mosques and Hindu temples to trains and courthouses. |