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Three held over India train blast | |
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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. | |
Authorities in India say 33 of the bodies have been identified so far. Twenty-seven of them are Pakistanis. | |
Meanwhile, the bodies of 12 Pakistani nationals killed in the blast, including six members of one family, have arrived in Pakistan. | |
Questioning | |
The three people were detained by police in Bikaner, one of Rajasthan's four districts bordering Pakistan, says the BBC correspondent in the state. | |
The fire engulfed two carriages on the Samjhauta (Friendship) Express | |
Rajasthan Interior Minister Ghulab Chand Kataria told the BBC that the police had initially detained one person, who resembled the sketch of a man put out by police on Tuesday. | |
The two others who had been picked up were relatives of the man, he said. | 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. | "It is too early to say anything until the interrogations are complete," the minister said. |
The police are questioning the three, and would give no further details. | |
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. |
Police say they believe the men shown in the sketches left the train just moments before the bombs went off. | |
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. |
Police say they recovered 14 plastic bottles "filled with kerosene", a suitcase and plastic digital timers from the site of the blasts. | |
Sharing intelligence | |
Indian and Pakistani leaders continued with scheduled peace talks this week in Delhi. Both sides 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, but this time neither side has rushed to accuse the other. | |
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. |