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| Two bombs exploded in a crowded shopping district in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding 50 more in the worst blasts in the country in more than a year, officials said. | Two bombs exploded in a crowded shopping district in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding 50 more in the worst blasts in the country in more than a year, officials said. |
| The explosions occurred about two minutes apart in the early evening outside a cinema and a bus station. Storefronts were shattered, motorcycles covered in debris, and food and plates from a roadside restaurant were scattered on the ground near a tangle of dead bodies. | The explosions occurred about two minutes apart in the early evening outside a cinema and a bus station. Storefronts were shattered, motorcycles covered in debris, and food and plates from a roadside restaurant were scattered on the ground near a tangle of dead bodies. |
| "This is a dastardly attack, the guilty will not go unpunished," Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, said. He appealed to the public to remain calm. | "This is a dastardly attack, the guilty will not go unpunished," Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, said. He appealed to the public to remain calm. |
| The bombs were attached to two bicycles in the Dilsukh Nagar district, Sushilkumar Shinde, home minister, said. The district is a shopping area near a residential neighbourhood. | The bombs were attached to two bicycles in the Dilsukh Nagar district, Sushilkumar Shinde, home minister, said. The district is a shopping area near a residential neighbourhood. |
| Eight people died in one explosion and three in the other, Shinde explained. | Eight people died in one explosion and three in the other, Shinde explained. |
| Mahesh Kumar, a 21-year-old student, was heading home from a tutoring class when one of the bombs went off. | Mahesh Kumar, a 21-year-old student, was heading home from a tutoring class when one of the bombs went off. |
| "I heard a huge sound and something hit me, I fell down, and somebody brought me to the hospital," said Kumar, who suffered shrapnel wounds. | "I heard a huge sound and something hit me, I fell down, and somebody brought me to the hospital," said Kumar, who suffered shrapnel wounds. |
| Hyderabad, which has a population of more than seven million, is a hub of India's information technology industry and has a mixed population of Muslims and Hindus. | Hyderabad, which has a population of more than seven million, is a hub of India's information technology industry and has a mixed population of Muslims and Hindus. |
| The explosions were the first major bomb attack to hit India since a September 2011 blast outside the high court in New Delhi killed 13 people. The government has been heavily criticised for its failure to arrest the masterminds behind previous bombings. | The explosions were the first major bomb attack to hit India since a September 2011 blast outside the high court in New Delhi killed 13 people. The government has been heavily criticised for its failure to arrest the masterminds behind previous bombings. |
| Home secretary RK Singh said officials from the National Investigation Agency and commandos of the National Security Guards were leaving Delhi for Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. | Home secretary RK Singh said officials from the National Investigation Agency and commandos of the National Security Guards were leaving Delhi for Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. |
| Rana Banerji, a former security official, said India remained vulnerable to such attacks because there was poor co-ordination between the national government and the states. | Rana Banerji, a former security official, said India remained vulnerable to such attacks because there was poor co-ordination between the national government and the states. |
| Police reforms were also moving very slowly and the quality of intelligence gathering was poor, he said. | Police reforms were also moving very slowly and the quality of intelligence gathering was poor, he said. |
| "The concept of homeland security should be made effective, on a war footing," he said. | "The concept of homeland security should be made effective, on a war footing," he said. |
| India has been on a state of alert since Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri, was executed in a Delhi jail nearly two weeks ago. Guru had been convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on India's parliament that left 14 people dead, including five gunmen. | India has been on a state of alert since Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri, was executed in a Delhi jail nearly two weeks ago. Guru had been convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on India's parliament that left 14 people dead, including five gunmen. |
| Many in Indian-ruled Kashmir believe Guru did not receive a fair trial, and the secrecy with which the execution was carried out fuelled anger in a region where anti-India sentiment runs deep. | Many in Indian-ruled Kashmir believe Guru did not receive a fair trial, and the secrecy with which the execution was carried out fuelled anger in a region where anti-India sentiment runs deep. |
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