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| Police in India say they have detained three people in connection with Sunday's bomb attack aboard a train travelling from India to Pakistan. | Police in India say they have detained three people in connection with Sunday's bomb attack aboard a train travelling from India to Pakistan. |
| Two men and a woman were picked up from northern Rajasthan state following a tip-off from the police in neighbouring Haryana, where the blast took place. | Two men and a woman were picked up from northern Rajasthan state following a tip-off from the police in neighbouring Haryana, where the blast took place. |
| The blasts and blaze on the cross-border train killed 68 people, most of them Pakistanis. | The blasts and blaze on the cross-border train killed 68 people, most of them Pakistanis. |
| India has said it would share with Pakistan details of the investigation. | India has said it would share with Pakistan details of the investigation. |
| The three persons were detained by police from Bikaner, one of Rajasthan's four districts bordering Pakistan, says the BBC correspondent in the state. | The three persons were detained by police from Bikaner, one of Rajasthan's four districts bordering Pakistan, says the BBC correspondent in the state. |
| Rajasthan Interior Minister Ghulab Chand Kataria told the BBC that the police had initially detained one person, who resembled the sketch of a man that the police put out on Tuesday. | |
| The two others who had been picked up were relatives of the man, he said. | |
| "It is too early to say anything until the interrogations are complete," the minister said. | |
| The police are questioning the three, and no details are yet available. | The police are questioning the three, and no details are yet available. |
| Not clear | Not clear |
| It is not clear who was behind the attack on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, and no group has admitted carrying it out. | It is not clear who was behind the attack on the Friendship Express near Panipat, 80km (50 miles) from Delhi, and no group has admitted carrying it out. |
| The police issued sketches of two men they believe got off the train just moments before it was hit by the deadly bombing on Sunday night. | |
| The fire engulfed two carriages on the Samjhauta (Friendship) Express | |
| However, it is not known 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. | However, it is not known 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. |
| The police has said it has recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts. | The police has said it has recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts. |
| India and Pakistan have condemned the blasts and vowed to continue with the peace process. | |
| The two countries established a joint panel last year to share intelligence to help fight terrorism. | The two countries established a joint panel last year to share intelligence to help fight terrorism. |
| Similar attacks in the past have been blamed by India on Pakistan-based militants. | Similar attacks in the past have been blamed by India on Pakistan-based militants. |
| The bombing of commuter trains in Mumbai last year effectively derailed peace talks for many months - although allegations of Pakistani involvement were never proved and vehemently rejected by Islamabad. | The bombing of commuter trains in Mumbai last year effectively derailed peace talks for many months - although allegations of Pakistani involvement were never proved and vehemently rejected by Islamabad. |
| The twice-weekly cross-border Friendship Express - 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. | The twice-weekly cross-border Friendship Express - 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. |
| Talks have been going on for three years, but have made little headway on key issues such as the dispute over Kashmir. | Talks have been going on for three years, but have made little headway on key issues such as the dispute over Kashmir. |