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| Indian cinema hit by deadly blast | Indian cinema hit by deadly 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. |
| Hundreds of people were packed into the multiplex theatre in the town of Ludhiana, watching a romance. | Hundreds of people were packed into the multiplex theatre in the town of Ludhiana, watching a romance. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Labourers | Labourers |
| Police suspect a single bomb placed in the first several rows of seats in the cinema caused Sunday's explosion. | Police suspect a single bomb placed in the first several rows of seats in the cinema caused Sunday's explosion. |
| "It is a terror act. We are trying to find out the exact nature of explosives used," a senior police official told the AFP news agency. | "It is a terror act. We are trying to find out the exact nature of explosives used," a senior police official told the AFP news agency. |
| Many of those inside were poor, migrant labourers enjoying a Bollywood movie. | Many of those inside were poor, migrant labourers enjoying a Bollywood movie. |
| They were watching "Janam Janam Ke Saath" or "Together Through Several Lifetimes", according to the Press Trust of India news agency. | They were watching "Janam Janam Ke Saath" or "Together Through Several Lifetimes", according to the Press Trust of India news agency. |
| Last Thursday's attack in Ajmer happened as thousands of worshippers gathered for prayers during Ramadan. | |
| So far there have been no arrests in connection with either incident. |