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| Bomb hits historic India mosque | Bomb hits historic India mosque |
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| At least seven people have been killed in a bomb explosion at a historic mosque in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, the authorities say. | |
| Dozens more were hurt in the blast during Friday prayers at the Mecca Masjid, one of India's biggest mosques. | |
| Interior Minister Shivraj Patil said the explosion at the entrance to the mosque was caused by a "crude bomb". | Interior Minister Shivraj Patil said the explosion at the entrance to the mosque was caused by a "crude bomb". |
| Police say they also found and defused two live bombs near the mosque. It is not clear who carried out the attack. | Police say they also found and defused two live bombs near the mosque. It is not clear who carried out the attack. |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the attack and urged citizens "to maintain peace and communal harmony". | |
| YS Rajashekhar Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state of which Hyderabad is capital, said the bombing was an act of "sabotage on the peace and tranquillity in the country". | |
| Injured | Injured |
| The blast took place as thousands of Muslims were ending Friday prayers at the Mecca Masjid. | |
| The Mecca Masjid was packed for Friday prayers | |
| Hyderabad is one of the biggest cities in southern India and has a large Muslim population, many of whom live in the congested old city where the mosque is located. | Hyderabad is one of the biggest cities in southern India and has a large Muslim population, many of whom live in the congested old city where the mosque is located. |
| There was chaos and anger after the explosion. Many in the congregation ran for cover, some covered in blood. Ambulances ferried the injured to hospital. | |
| "I was very close to the spot of the blast," one man, Abdul Quader, who escaped with minor leg injuries, told the Associated Press. | "I was very close to the spot of the blast," one man, Abdul Quader, who escaped with minor leg injuries, told the Associated Press. |
| "As soon as prayers ended, we were about to get up, there was a huge deafening blast sending bodies into the air," he said. | "As soon as prayers ended, we were about to get up, there was a huge deafening blast sending bodies into the air," he said. |
| "People stated running helter-skelter, there was such confusion. People were bleeding, running around in a very bad condition." | "People stated running helter-skelter, there was such confusion. People were bleeding, running around in a very bad condition." |
| Crowds angered by what they said was police failure to protect them gathered and began throwing stones at riot police who responded with tear gas. | |
| There are fears that the number of dead could rise further. Police say some of the injured are in a serious condition. | There are fears that the number of dead could rise further. Police say some of the injured are in a serious condition. |
| Last year more than 35 people were killed after bomb attacks near a mosque in the western state of Maharashtra. It is still not clear who carried out those attacks. | Last year more than 35 people were killed after bomb attacks near a mosque in the western state of Maharashtra. It is still not clear who carried out those attacks. |
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