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| Fatal triple bomb attack in India | Fatal triple bomb attack in India |
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| Three near-simultaneous bomb blasts have killed 13 people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), the state government says. | Three near-simultaneous bomb blasts have killed 13 people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), the state government says. |
| Nine people were killed in the holy city of Varanasi, UP Chief Minister Mayawati told journalists, and four in the city of Faizabad. | Nine people were killed in the holy city of Varanasi, UP Chief Minister Mayawati told journalists, and four in the city of Faizabad. |
| The other attack was in the state capital, Lucknow. | The other attack was in the state capital, Lucknow. |
| There have been a number of bomb attacks in India this year, which have left well over 100 people dead. | There have been a number of bomb attacks in India this year, which have left well over 100 people dead. |
| Little headway | Little headway |
| Reports said the blasts occurred within five minutes of each other, near or outside local courts. | Reports said the blasts occurred within five minutes of each other, near or outside local courts. |
| Police have described the explosion at the Faizabad court as a "powerful" one. | |
| A senior police officer said the blast in Lucknow was "minor". However, police in the city say they found another, more powerful bomb with a timing device that did not explode. | |
| At least 22 people were injured in the Varanasi blast and 14 hurt in Faizabad. | |
| India's junior home minister, Sriprakash Jaiswal, said he believed Friday's blasts were "the handiwork of groups who are trying to spread terror in our country." | India's junior home minister, Sriprakash Jaiswal, said he believed Friday's blasts were "the handiwork of groups who are trying to spread terror in our country." |
| In October a blast in a cinema in Punjab province killed six people. | In October a blast in a cinema in Punjab province killed six people. |
| Over 60 people were killed after a bomb attack aboard a train travelling from India to Pakistan near Panipat, north of the capital, Delhi, in February. | Over 60 people were killed after a bomb attack aboard a train travelling from India to Pakistan near Panipat, north of the capital, Delhi, in February. |
| In May, at least nine people were killed in a bomb explosion at a historic mosque in the southern city of Hyderabad. | In May, at least nine people were killed in a bomb explosion at a historic mosque in the southern city of Hyderabad. |
| At least 42 people were killed in a series of blasts in two locations in Hyderabad in August. | At least 42 people were killed in a series of blasts in two locations in Hyderabad in August. |
| And in October, a bomb attack on a famous Muslim shrine in the city of Ajmer, in Rajasthan, killed two people. | And in October, a bomb attack on a famous Muslim shrine in the city of Ajmer, in Rajasthan, killed two people. |
| Many of these blasts were blamed on local terror groups, but the police has largely been unable to make much headway in the investigations, correspondents say. | Many of these blasts were blamed on local terror groups, but the police has largely been unable to make much headway in the investigations, correspondents say. |