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| Dozens dead in India train fire | Dozens dead in India train fire |
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| At least 64 people have been killed in a fire on a train in the northern Indian state of Haryana, officials say. | At least 64 people have been killed in a fire on a train in the northern Indian state of Haryana, officials say. |
| Passengers reported hearing two blasts prior to the blaze, as the train passed near Panipat, about 80km (50 miles) north of the capital, Delhi. | Passengers reported hearing two blasts prior to the blaze, as the train passed near Panipat, about 80km (50 miles) north of the capital, Delhi. |
| The train - the Samjhauta Express - was part of a service taking passengers from Delhi to Lahore in Pakistan. | |
| A spokesman for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the explosions and fire were probably an "act of terror". | A spokesman for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the explosions and fire were probably an "act of terror". |
| A number of other passengers were injured, and officials say the death toll may rise. | A number of other passengers were injured, and officials say the death toll may rise. |
| 'Explosive devices' | 'Explosive devices' |
| The BBC's Navdip Dhariwal in Delhi says a series of small blasts took place in two carriages at around midnight (1830 GMT), as the train reached a station in the village of Deewana. | |
| She says the train came to a standstill and a ball of fire engulfed the two coaches. | She says the train came to a standstill and a ball of fire engulfed the two coaches. |
| The injured were pulled out of the burning carriages onto the trackside by fellow passengers, she adds. | The injured were pulled out of the burning carriages onto the trackside by fellow passengers, she adds. |
| "I heard a loud explosion and then it was all smoke," passenger Tara Chand was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. | |
| "Looking at the intensity of the smoke, many people must have suffocated to death before being charred." | |
| Officials said many of the victims were Pakistanis but some were Indian security personnel. | Officials said many of the victims were Pakistanis but some were Indian security personnel. |
| Railway officials said five small explosive devices capable of causing a huge fire were defused at the site. | Railway officials said five small explosive devices capable of causing a huge fire were defused at the site. |
| The Samjhauta Express is one of two train services connecting India and Pakistan. | |
| After a two-year gap, it was reopened in 2004 as part of the peace process between the two countries. | |
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