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Police in India have issued a sketch of a man whom they want to question in connection with one of Saturday's twin blasts in the city of Hyderabad. | Police in India have issued a sketch of a man whom they want to question in connection with one of Saturday's twin blasts in the city of Hyderabad. |
At least 42 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in explosions at an open-air auditorium and a restaurant. | At least 42 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in explosions at an open-air auditorium and a restaurant. |
Police official Ponna Rao said the wanted man sat next to a person who was injured in the blast at the auditorium. | Police official Ponna Rao said the wanted man sat next to a person who was injured in the blast at the auditorium. |
State authorities say groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh are responsible for the blasts. | State authorities say groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh are responsible for the blasts. |
Both Pakistan and Bangladesh have denied the accusation. | Both Pakistan and Bangladesh have denied the accusation. |
Mr Rao said the photofit picture of the suspect had been prepared on the basis of a detailed description provided by a man who had sat next to the suspect during a laser show at the auditorium where one of the blasts took place. | |
The witness was injured in the blast and is recovering in a local hospital, he said. | The witness was injured in the blast and is recovering in a local hospital, he said. |
Mr Rao said that "nobody has come forward" to provide any description of suspects in connection with the restaurant blast minutes later. | |
Hundreds of people were watching a laser show at the Lumbini amusement park when the first bomb went off there. | Hundreds of people were watching a laser show at the Lumbini amusement park when the first bomb went off there. |
The second attack took place at the Gokul Chat shop - an outdoor restaurant serving snacks and savouries. | |
The explosions came three months after 11 people were killed in a bombing at the city's 17th Century Mecca Mosque. | 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 in connection with that attack - or for a number of other blasts on Indian soil in which more than 300 people have been killed since late 2005. |
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