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| Police forensic teams are hunting for clues to who carried out twin bomb attacks that killed at least 42 people in the south Indian city of Hyderabad. | Police forensic teams are hunting for clues to who carried out twin bomb attacks that killed at least 42 people in the south Indian city of Hyderabad. |
| The explosions took place minutes apart at an open-air auditorium and a popular outdoor restaurant. | The explosions took place minutes apart at an open-air auditorium and a popular outdoor restaurant. |
| Investigators have been sifting through the wreckage looking for any leads. | Investigators have been sifting through the wreckage looking for any leads. |
| Indian President Pratibha Patil said the attacks were aimed at disturbing harmony in the city which has a mixed Muslim and Hindu population. | Indian President Pratibha Patil said the attacks were aimed at disturbing harmony in the city which has a mixed Muslim and Hindu population. |
| I saw chairs flying in the air along with bodies VineetEyewitness | I saw chairs flying in the air along with bodies VineetEyewitness |
| Some 50 people were also injured in the incidents, in Andhra Pradesh state. | Some 50 people were also injured in the incidents, in Andhra Pradesh state. |
| Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy described the blasts as a suspected "terrorist act". | Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy described the blasts as a suspected "terrorist act". |
| Unconfirmed reports said police had defused a number of other explosive devices around the city. | Unconfirmed reports said police had defused a number of other explosive devices around the city. |
| Relatives await news | Relatives await news |
| Hyderabad has been placed on alert, with extra police out on the streets. | Hyderabad has been placed on alert, with extra police out on the streets. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6964351.stm">In pictures: Hyderabad blasts | |
| The authorities want to keep a lid on any religious tensions, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi, says. | The authorities want to keep a lid on any religious tensions, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi, says. |
| The explosions came three months after 11 people were killed in a bombing at the city's 17th-Century Mecca Mosque. Police have yet to formally name suspects for that attack. | The explosions came three months after 11 people were killed in a bombing at the city's 17th-Century Mecca Mosque. Police have yet to formally name suspects for that attack. |
| Meanwhile, officials have begun the process of handing over the bodies of those killed in Saturday's attacks to their relatives. | Meanwhile, officials have begun the process of handing over the bodies of those killed in Saturday's attacks to their relatives. |
| But with many bodies yet to be identified, many people spent the night outside the city's hospitals hoping for news. | But with many bodies yet to be identified, many people spent the night outside the city's hospitals hoping for news. |
| 'Blood-covered plates' | 'Blood-covered plates' |
| People in the area said a huge explosion was heard in Hyderabad's Lumbini Park, popular for its restaurants and amusements, just after 1930 (1400 GMT) on Saturday. | People in the area said a huge explosion was heard in Hyderabad's Lumbini Park, popular for its restaurants and amusements, just after 1930 (1400 GMT) on Saturday. |
| The blast happened in an open-air auditorium, which was packed with families, watching a laser light show. | The blast happened in an open-air auditorium, which was packed with families, watching a laser light show. |
| "I saw chairs flying in the air along with bodies," Vineet, a young man who was at the show with some 200 other people, told Indian television. | "I saw chairs flying in the air along with bodies," Vineet, a young man who was at the show with some 200 other people, told Indian television. |
| A few minutes later and several miles away, there was another explosion at a crowded local restaurant popular with Hindus and Muslims. | A few minutes later and several miles away, there was another explosion at a crowded local restaurant popular with Hindus and Muslims. |
| In the aftermath, blood-covered tin plates and broken glasses littered the road outside, reports said. | In the aftermath, blood-covered tin plates and broken glasses littered the road outside, reports said. |
| India's Home Minister Shivraj Patil is due to visit the city on Sunday. | India's Home Minister Shivraj Patil is due to visit the city on Sunday. |
| Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send us your comments using the form below. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send us your comments using the form below. |