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| Blasts at Indian Buddhist shrines of Bodhgaya in Bihar | |
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| A series of blasts has shaken India's holiest Buddhist shrine, where the Buddha himself is said to have gained enlightenment, police have said. | A series of blasts has shaken India's holiest Buddhist shrine, where the Buddha himself is said to have gained enlightenment, police have said. |
| Two people were injured in nine explosions in the Bodhgaya temple complex, in northern Bihar state. | Two people were injured in nine explosions in the Bodhgaya temple complex, in northern Bihar state. |
| Police described the bombs as low-intensity timed devices. Windows and one door in the complex were damaged. | Police described the bombs as low-intensity timed devices. Windows and one door in the complex were damaged. |
| The Indian government said the blasts were a terror attack. No group has said it was responsible. | The Indian government said the blasts were a terror attack. No group has said it was responsible. |
| Witnesses said some of the bombs exploded close to the Bodhi tree, thought to be a descendant of the one that the Buddha sat under when he achieved enlightenment, according to tradition. | |
| Police said there was no damage to the tree. | Police said there was no damage to the tree. |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh strongly condemned the blasts, saying: "Such attacks on religious places will be never be tolerated." | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh strongly condemned the blasts, saying: "Such attacks on religious places will be never be tolerated." |
| The Bodhgaya complex is one of the oldest Buddhist sites in India. It was listed as a world heritage site by the UN cultural organisation Unesco in 2002. | |
| Correspondents say attacks on Buddhists are rare in India, but there have been recent Muslim-Buddhist tensions in nearby Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. | Correspondents say attacks on Buddhists are rare in India, but there have been recent Muslim-Buddhist tensions in nearby Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. |
| The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, went on a quest for enlightenment some time in the Fifth or Sixth Century BC. He is said to have achieved it while sitting under the Bodhi tree (tree of awakening). | |
| There are currently some 376 million followers of Buddhism worldwide. Buddhists can worship both at home and at a temple |