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Manhunt for train fire suspects Manhunt for train fire suspects
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Police in India have issued sketches of two men they believe got off a train just moments before it was hit by a deadly bomb attack on Sunday night.Police in India have issued sketches of two men they believe got off a train just moments before it was hit by a deadly bomb attack on Sunday night.
The men got off the train "15 minutes" before the blast, the police said.The men got off the train "15 minutes" before the blast, the police said.
At least 67 people were killed when explosives started a fire on two carriages of the Delhi-Lahore train.At least 67 people were killed when explosives started a fire on two carriages of the Delhi-Lahore train.
Pakistan's foreign minister, due in Delhi for key talks later on Tuesday, has vowed that the attack will not undermine peace efforts with India.Pakistan's foreign minister, due in Delhi for key talks later on Tuesday, has vowed that the attack will not undermine peace efforts with India.
Haryana state police official Sharad Kumar told reporters that the two men boarded the train in Delhi and began an argument with the conductor, saying that they were on a wrong train. Noting the attack was timed to coincide with his visit, Mr Kasuri said: "The governments of India and Pakistan should not allow the perpetrators of this incident to achieve their objectives.
"These people got down, and the blasts happened 15 minutes later," Mr Kumar said. Mr Kasuri said the attack should instead "hasten the peace process".
This heinous crime cannot be justified by any cause and its perpetrators should be brought to justice Ban Ki-moon,UN Secretary General class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6374607.stm">In pictures: Blasts aftermath class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/6376435.stm">Rivals' cautious response However, it is not clear how the two men got off the speeding train, which had only slowed down after the driver was alerted that there was fire in two carriages. Haryana state police official Sharad Kumar told reporters that the two men police want to question boarded the train in Delhi and began an argument with the conductor, saying that they were on a wrong train.
This heinous crime cannot be justified by any cause and its perpetrators should be brought to justice Ban Ki-moon,UN Secretary General In pictures: Blasts aftermath Rivals' cautious response "These people got down, and the blasts happened 15 minutes later," Mr Kumar said.
However, it is not clear how the two men got off the speeding train, which had only slowed down after the driver was alerted that there was fire in two carriages.
Witnesses said they saw people screaming and struggling to get out of the fire-stricken carriages, hampered by bars on the windows.
"We couldn't save anyone. They were screaming inside but no-one could get out," rescue worker Rajinder Prasad said.
Mr Kumar said the police had recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts.Mr Kumar said the police had recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts.
One person has been detained in connection with the attack, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said.One person has been detained in connection with the attack, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav said.
Most of the people killed on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, were Pakistanis. Urgency
By Tuesday morning 11 bodies had been identified doctors at the Panipat government hospital. Seven of those identified were from Pakistan. Most of those killed on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, were Pakistanis.
'Committed to peace' By Tuesday morning 11 bodies, seven of them Pakistanis, had been identified doctors at the Panipat government hospital.
Both India and Pakistan said the attack would not be allowed to harm their bilateral relations. The twice-weekly train service, one of only two rail links between India and Pakistan, was restarted in 2004 after a two-year gap as part of the peace process between the two countries.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said the attack should instead "hasten the peace process". Some of the worst injured were taken to Delhi for treatmentBBC South Asia regional editor Sanjay Dasgupta says the timing and the choice of target may end up providing a degree of urgency to Tuesday's talks between Mr Kasuri and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee.
Noting the attack was timed to coincide with his visit, Mr Kasuri said: "The governments of India and Pakistan should not allow the perpetrators of this incident to achieve their objectives.
"It is in the interests of both countries to find out who the culprits are."
An injured child is brought back to Delhi for treatmentBBC South Asia regional editor Sanjay Dasgupta says the timing and the choice of target may end up providing a degree of urgency to Tuesday's talks between Mr Kasuri and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee.
Unlike in similar attacks, our correspondent says, there has been no finger pointing this time, let alone outright accusations.Unlike in similar attacks, our correspondent says, there has been no finger pointing this time, let alone outright accusations.
He adds that the operators of the Lahore-Delhi service are determined it will continue to run on time and the latest train has already left the Indian capital.
Mr Kasuri will arrive on a special flight and told Pakistani media before travelling he would be carrying some proposals to liberalise visa programmes.Mr Kasuri will arrive on a special flight and told Pakistani media before travelling he would be carrying some proposals to liberalise visa programmes.
He said the sides would also sign an agreement on reducing the risk of nuclear accidents.He said the sides would also sign an agreement on reducing the risk of nuclear accidents.
Other issues high on the agenda will be the disputed region of Kashmir, where militant groups have been fighting Indian administration, and troop levels on the Siachen glacier.Other issues high on the agenda will be the disputed region of Kashmir, where militant groups have been fighting Indian administration, and troop levels on the Siachen glacier.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the train attack and praised the leaders of both countries for "their determination to continue on the path of dialogue".
Barred windows
The twice-weekly train service from the Indian capital to Lahore was restarted in 2004 after a two-year gap as part of the peace process between the two countries.
It is one of only two rail links between the nations.
Witnesses to Sunday's attack said they saw people screaming and struggling to get out of the fire-stricken carriages. Many train windows in India have bars on them for security reasons.
"We couldn't save anyone. They were screaming inside but no-one could get out," rescue worker Rajinder Prasad said.
The BBC's Soutik Biswas, at the scene, said the heat of the flames had peeled the blue paint off the coaches, and oil and cinders covered the tracks.