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Blasts 'kill 37' in Indian town Blasts kill 37 in India graveyard
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At least 37 people have been killed in bombings at a Muslim graveyard in western India, authorities say.At least 37 people have been killed in bombings at a Muslim graveyard in western India, authorities say.
More than 125 others were hurt in the explosions after Friday prayers in Malegaon. The hospital in the town says 20 of them are in a serious condition.More than 125 others were hurt in the explosions after Friday prayers in Malegaon. The hospital in the town says 20 of them are in a serious condition.
State police chief PS Pasricha said a curfew had been imposed and police reinforcements sent to the town.State police chief PS Pasricha said a curfew had been imposed and police reinforcements sent to the town.
It is not clear what caused the blasts as Muslims left prayers. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has led calls for calm.It is not clear what caused the blasts as Muslims left prayers. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has led calls for calm.
Prayer day
No group has said it carried out the blasts in Malegaon, which is in Nashik district about 260km (160 miles) north-east of Maharashtra's state capital, Mumbai.
Patients were brought to our hospital and we treated some of them and sent the rest to other hospitals LN Chauhan, Wadia hospital In pictures: Attack aftermath Eyewitness: Blast carnage Patients were brought to our hospital and we treated some of them and sent the rest to other hospitals LN Chauhan, Wadia hospital In pictures: Attack aftermath Eyewitness: Blast carnage
No group has said it carried out the attack. The blasts come days after Mr Singh told the country there were intelligence warnings of attacks. Only a month ago a series of explosions killed more than 180 people in Mumbai.
Announcing the latest death toll, the state's deputy chief minister, RR Patil, told journalists that there had been three blasts and not two as earlier reported. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, RR Patil, told journalists there had been three blasts in Malegaon and not two as earlier reported.
Chief medical officer LN Chauhan told the BBC there were at least 29 bodies of people killed in the blasts at the Wadia hospital. The explosions inside the town's main burial ground for Muslims happened on Shab-e-Barat - the day Muslims pray for their dead.
He said his staff were treating more than 125 people for injuries, 20 of whom were in a serious condition. Officers were investigating reports explosives were packed on bicycles.
'Big noise' One witness, Shaiq, told Indian television: "I was finishing my Friday prayers when I heard the explosions... there was chaos everywhere. I saw three or four bodies and blood all over. People were running all over."
One of the first journalists to reach the scene of the blasts in Malegaon, Vaishali Balajiwale, told the BBC that the explosions inside the town's main burial ground for Muslims happened on a day when Muslims pray for their dead. A curfew was imposed in many parts of the town, including the area where the blasts had taken place.
One eyewitness told her: "There was a big noise when the prayers were on. And then people began running helter skelter for their lives." Police said the situation was tense but under control. Angry crowds had pelted officers with stones after the blast.
She said a huge congregation was expected at the burial ground later on Friday night. US 'shock'
Ms Balajiwale said that curfew had been imposed in many parts of the town, including the area where the blasts had taken place. Manmohan Singh was swift to condemn the blasts and has appealed for calm.
"In other places, there are people on the streets, very agitated about the incident. They are insisting that there have been four blasts, but there is no official confirmation of this." Home Minister Shivraj Patil promised the government would deal firmly with the "terrorists" behind the attack.
Police said the situation was tense but under control in Malegaon, which is in Nashik district about 260km (160 miles) north-east of the state capital, Mumbai. He said: "The main design is not only to injure and kill innocent people... but to see that different sections of society clash and create more difficulties, more turmoil and more bloody situations."
Earlier, the police said, angry crowds had pelted police with stones after the blast. A home ministry official in Delhi said central security forces, including personnel from the anti-riot Rapid Action Force, were being sent to Malegaon.
Appeal for peace US ambassador David Mulford said he was "shocked and saddened by the brutal terrorist bombings" and that the US stood "with India in its fight against terrorism".
India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, was swift to condemn the blasts and has appealed for calm. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra state, Vilasrao Deshmukh, said 100,000 rupees ($2,100) would be paid in compensation to the families of each of the dead.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil promised the government would deal firmly with those behind the attack. Muslim-majority Malegaon, which has a population of about 500,000 and a large community of weavers, is a town with a history of communal rioting.
A home ministry official in Delhi told the BBC that central security forces, including personnel from the anti-riot Rapid Action Force, were being sent to Malegaon.
Muslim-majority Malegaon, which has a large community of weavers, is a town with a history of communal rioting.
Earlier this year, the police recovered a large cache of arms and explosives from the area.Earlier this year, the police recovered a large cache of arms and explosives from the area.
In October 2001, violence in protest at the US attacks on Afghanistan left a total of 12 people dead in the town.In October 2001, violence in protest at the US attacks on Afghanistan left a total of 12 people dead in the town.
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