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| Six killed in India cinema blast | Six killed in India cinema blast |
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| A blast in a cinema in the northern Indian state of Punjab has killed six people and injured at least 30 others. | A blast in a cinema in the northern Indian state of Punjab has killed six people and injured at least 30 others. |
| More than 1,000 people were packed into the multiplex theatre watching a comedy in the town of Ludhiana at the time. | More than 1,000 people were packed into the multiplex theatre watching a comedy in the town of Ludhiana at the time. |
| Eyewitnesses said there was a stampede as people tried to flee the cinema following the suspected bomb attack. | Eyewitnesses said there was a stampede as people tried to flee the cinema following the suspected bomb attack. |
| India has been on nationwide alert since an attack last Thursday on a famous Muslim shrine in the city of Ajmer, in Rajasthan, killed two people. | |
| The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Delhi says the authorities believe a bomb may have been hidden under seats near the front of the theatre. | The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Delhi says the authorities believe a bomb may have been hidden under seats near the front of the theatre. |
| Many of those inside were believed to have been poor, migrant labourers who were enjoying a Sunday evening showing of a popular Bollywood movie. | Many of those inside were believed to have been poor, migrant labourers who were enjoying a Sunday evening showing of a popular Bollywood movie. |